Abstract
Let $\{Z_n\}$ be a sequence of random variables converging in probability to zero. If the convergence is also in $L^2$, it is common to measure the rate of convergence by the $L^2$ norm of $Z_n$. However, in many interesting cases the variables $Z_n$ do not have finite variance, and then it seems appropriate to study the truncated $L^2$ norm, $\Delta_n = E\lbrack\min(1, Z^2_n)\rbrack$. We put $\Delta_n$ forward as a global measure of the rate of convergence. The paper concentrates on the case where $Z_n$ is a normalised sum of independent and identically distributed random variables, and we derive very precise descriptions of the rate of convergence in this situation.
Citation
Peter Hall. "On the Rate of Convergence in the Weak Law of Large Numbers." Ann. Probab. 10 (2) 374 - 381, May, 1982. https://doi.org/10.1214/aop/1176993863
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