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Complete convergence theorems are obtained for an array of rowwise extended negatively dependent random variables. Special cases of the main results are presented as corollaries. Illustrative examples are also presented.
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Hu, TC., Wang, KL. & Rosalsky, A. Complete Convergence Theorems for Extended Negatively Dependent Random Variables. Sankhya A 77, 1–29 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13171-014-0058-z
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Keywords and phrases.
- Complete convergence
- Extended negatively dependent random variables
- Array of random variables
- Stochastic domination
- Weighted sums.