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On probabilities of large deviations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Vijay K. Rohatgi
Vijay K. Rohatgi
Affiliation:
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA.
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Abstract

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Let {Xn} be a sequence of independent identically distributed random variables and let The rate of convergence of probabilities , where 2 > r > 1, is studied.

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Research Article
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Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , October 1970 , pp. 277 - 285
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1970

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