ASYMPTOTIC DISTRIBUTIONS OF MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD TESTS FOR CHANGE IN THE MEAN

被引:5
作者
GOMBAY, E [1 ]
HORVATH, L [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV UTAH,DEPT MATH,SALT LAKE CITY,UT 84112
关键词
Brownianbridge; Change-point; Gumbel distribution; Limittheorems; Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process;
D O I
10.1093/biomet/77.2.411
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
For the maximum likelihood tests for a change in the mean of independent random variables, it is proved that the limit distribution is a double exponential, i.e. Gumbel, distribution. Our results also explain why the maximum likelihood methods are very powerful on the tails. © 1990 Biometrika Trust.
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页码:411 / 414
页数:4
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