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Measuring the magnitude of sums of independent random variables

Probability 2007-05-23 v1 Functional Analysis

Abstract

This paper considers how to measure the magnitude of the sum of independent random variables in several ways. We give a formula for the tail distribution for sequences that satisfy the so called Levy property. We then give a connection between the tail distribution and the pth moment, and between the pth moment and the rearrangement invariant norms.

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@article{arxiv.math/9909054,
  title  = {Measuring the magnitude of sums of independent random variables},
  author = {Pawel Hitczenko and Stephen Montgomery-Smith},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9909054},
  year   = {2007}
}

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