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Gnedenko-Raikov’s Theorem Fails for Exchangeable Sequences
Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada
- 1 Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada
- 2 Department of Mathematical Sciences, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada
Applied Mathematics·Volume 03 (2012)·Pages 2019–2021·Published 28 December 2012·DOI10.4236/am.2012.312A277
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Abstract
We study the connection between the central limit theorem and law of large numbers for exchangeable sequences, and provide a counterexample to the Gnedenko-Raikov theorem for such sequences.
KeywordsExchangeable SequencesCentral Limit TheoremWeak Law of Large Numbers
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