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Matching marginals and sums

Probability 2019-11-19 v1

Abstract

For a given set of random variables X1,,XdX_1,\ldots,X_d we seek as large a family as possible of random variables Y1,,YdY_1,\ldots,Y_d such that the marginal laws and the laws of the sums match: Yi\buildreld=XiY_i\,{\buildrel d \over =}\,X_i and iYi\buildreld=iXi\sum_iY_i\,{\buildrel d \over =}\,\sum_iX_i. Under the assumption that X1,,XdX_1,\ldots,X_d are independent and belong to any of the Meixner classes, we give a full characterisation of the random variables Y1,,YdY_1,\ldots,Y_d and propose a practical construction by means of a finite mean square expansion. When X1,,XdX_1,\ldots,X_d are identically distributed but not necessarily independent, using a symmetry-balancing approach we provide a universal construction with sufficient symmetry to satisfy the more stringent requirement that, for any symmetric function gg, g(Y)\buildreld=g(X)g(Y)\,{\buildrel d \over =}\,g(X).

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@article{arxiv.1911.07209,
  title  = {Matching marginals and sums},
  author = {Robert Griffiths and Kais Hamza},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.07209},
  year   = {2019}
}

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