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December, 1973 An Estimate for $E(|S_n|)$ for Variables in the Domain of Normal Attraction of a Stable Law of Index $\alpha, 1 < \alpha < 2$
Willis L. Owen
Ann. Probab. 1(6): 1071-1073 (December, 1973). DOI: 10.1214/aop/1176996816

Abstract

An estimate of the expected value of the sum of independent identically distributed random variables in the domain of normal attraction of a stable law of index $\alpha$ is obtained. This estimate is then used to obtain a generalization of the Helly-Bray lemma.

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Willis L. Owen. "An Estimate for $E(|S_n|)$ for Variables in the Domain of Normal Attraction of a Stable Law of Index $\alpha, 1 < \alpha < 2$." Ann. Probab. 1 (6) 1071 - 1073, December, 1973. https://doi.org/10.1214/aop/1176996816

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Published: December, 1973
First available in Project Euclid: 19 April 2007

zbMATH: 0271.60054
MathSciNet: MR0353448
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aop/1176996816

Subjects:
Primary: 60G50
Secondary: 60F99

Keywords: convergence of moments , domains of attraction , Stable laws

Rights: Copyright © 1973 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.1 • No. 6 • December, 1973
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