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Cram\'er theorem for Gamma random variables

Probability 2014-09-05 v2

Abstract

In this paper we discuss the following problem: given a random variable Z=X+YZ=X+Y with Gamma law such that XX and YY are independent, we want to understand if then XX and YY {\it each} follow a Gamma law. This is related to Cram\'er's theorem which states that if XX and YY are independent then Z=X+YZ=X+Y follows a Gaussian law if and only if XX {\it and} YY follow a Gaussian law. We prove that Cram\'er's theorem is true in the Gamma context for random variables leaving in a Wiener chaos of fixed order but the result is not true in general. We also give an asymptotic variant of our result.

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@article{arxiv.1101.2300,
  title  = {Cram\'er theorem for Gamma random variables},
  author = {Solesne Bourguin and Ciprian Tudor},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.2300},
  year   = {2014}
}
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