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On Edgeworth Expansions in Generalized Urn Models

Probability 2014-01-20 v1

Abstract

The random vector of frequencies in a generalized urn model is viewed as conditionally independent random variables, given their sum. Such a representation is exploited to derive Edgeworth expansions for a sum of functions of such frequencies. Applying these results to urn models such as with- and without-replacement sampling schemes as well as the multicolor Polya-Egenberger model, new results are obtained for the chi-square statistic, for the sample sum in a without replacement scheme, and for the so-called Dixon statistic that is useful in comparing two samples.

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@article{arxiv.1401.4419,
  title  = {On Edgeworth Expansions in Generalized Urn Models},
  author = {Sh. M. Mirakhmedov and S. Rao Jammalamadaka and Ibrahim B. Mohamed},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.4419},
  year   = {2014}
}

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Journal of Theoretical Probability. 2012

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