A generalization of Hoeffding's lemma, and a new class of covariance inequalities

被引:6
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作者
Beare, Brendan K. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Econ, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
关键词
BOUNDED VARIATION; THEOREM;
D O I
10.1016/j.spl.2008.10.012
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
We generalize Hoeffding's lemma to apply to covariances between functions of several random variables. Our generalization leads to a new class of covariance inequalities involving the Vitali or Hardy-Krause variation. These inequalities are relevant to the study of weakly dependent processes. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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页码:637 / 642
页数:6
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