Ballot theorems for random walks with finite variance

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dc.creatorAddario-Berry, L.
dc.creatorReed, B. A.
dc.date2008-02-18
dc.date2008-02-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:23:29Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:23:29Z
dc.descriptionWe prove an analogue of the classical ballot theorem that holds for any random walk in the range of attraction of the normal distribution. Our result is best possible: we exhibit examples demonstrating that if any of our hypotheses are removed, our conclusions may no longer hold.
dc.description21 pages; substantially simplified the proof of the positive result
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0802.2491
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0802.2491
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/155753
dc.subjectProbability
dc.titleBallot theorems for random walks with finite variance
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