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Asymptotic Methods in Statistical Inference - Statistics Centre

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115<br />

• Multivariate normality. We adopt a roundabout<br />

def<strong>in</strong>ition, to handle the case <strong>in</strong> which the density<br />

might not exist due to a s<strong>in</strong>gular covariance matrix.<br />

First, we say that a univariate r.v. has the<br />

³ 2´<br />

distribution if the c.f. is<br />

h i =exp<br />

½<br />

− 2 2<br />

2<br />

¾<br />

.Then<br />

h i isthec.f.ofar.v.with<br />

⎧<br />

⎨<br />

⎩<br />

( = ) =1<br />

½ ¾<br />

if 2 =0<br />

p.d.f.<br />

1<br />

√ 2 exp − (−)2<br />

2 2 if 2 0<br />

so that these are the distributions. If 2 =0then<br />

the ‘density’ is concentrated at a s<strong>in</strong>gle po<strong>in</strong>t <br />

(‘Dirac’s delta.’)<br />

• Now let μ be a ×1 vector and Σ a × positive<br />

semidef<strong>in</strong>ite matrix (i.e. x 0 Σx ≥ 0forallx). We<br />

write Σ ≥ 0. If Σ is positive def<strong>in</strong>ite (Σ 0),<br />

i.e. x 0 Σx 0forallx 6= 0, thenΣ is <strong>in</strong>vertible.

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