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Asymptotic Methods in Statistical Inference - Statistics Centre

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with d.f. (), then there is a universal constant<br />

such that<br />

sup | () − Φ()| ≤ √ <br />

<br />

<br />

(They gave = 3; it is now (s<strong>in</strong>ce 2011) known<br />

that ∈ [40974784].)<br />

Thus if = ( √ <br />

), wehave → Φ.<br />

(In fact () ⇒ Φ().)<br />

• An example is if each is (1 ), so that<br />

their sum = P <br />

=1 is ( ). Then<br />

q<br />

= , = (1 − )and = √ − <br />

(1− ) .<br />

Suppose that → ∈ (0 1). We have<br />

=<br />

so <br />

→ Φ.<br />

¯<br />

1 − <br />

<br />

3 ¯¯¯¯ +<br />

= (1) = ( √ )<br />

¯<br />

0 − <br />

3 <br />

¯¯¯¯ (1 − )

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