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Asymptotic Methods in Statistical Inference - Statistics Centre

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17<br />

2. Slutsky’s Theorem; consequences<br />

• Some ‘arithmetic’ re convergence <strong>in</strong> probability:<br />

<br />

<br />

— If → resp., then ± → ±,<br />

<br />

<br />

→ , → if 6= 0.<br />

Proof of the first (you should do the others):<br />

(|( ± ) − ( ± )| )<br />

= (|( − ) ± ( − )| )<br />

≤ (| − | 2) + (| − | 2)<br />

→ 0<br />

A consequence is that a rational function of<br />

<br />

→ the correspond<strong>in</strong>g rational function<br />

of . (A rational function is a ratio<br />

of mult<strong>in</strong>omials.)<br />

<br />

— If is cont<strong>in</strong>uous at , and → , then<br />

( ) → () (proof is straightforward, or<br />

seeStat512Lecture7notes).

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