Let X1, X2,...be a
sequence of random variables. Suppose that Xn?a in probability for
some a ? R. Show that (Xn) is Cauchy convergent in probability,
that is, show that for all
> 0 we have P(|Xn?Xm|> )?0 as n,m??.Is the converse true?
(Prove if “yes”, find a counterexample if “no”)


Let X1, X2,...be a sequence of random variables. Suppose that Xn?a in probability for some a...
Let X1, X2, X3, . be a sequence of i.i.d. Uniform(0,1) random variables. Define the sequence Yn as Ymin(X1, X2,,Xn) Prove the following convergence results independently (i.e, do not conclude the weaker convergence modes from the stronger ones). d Yn 0. a. P b.Y 0. L 0, for all r 1 Yn C. a.s d. Y 0.
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Let Ņ, X1. X2, . . . random variables over a probability space It is assumed that N takes nonnegative inteqer values. Let Zmax [X1, -. .XN! and W-min\X1,... ,XN Find the distribution function of Z and W, if it suppose N, X1, X2, are independent random variables and X,, have the same distribution function, F, and a) N-1 is a geometric random variable with parameter p (P(N-k), (k 1,2,.)) b) V - 1 is a Poisson random variable with...
1. A sequence of random variables Xn satisfy Xn _>X in probability and E(Xn) -> E(X) for some random variable X (a) Show that E([X, - X|) -> 0 if Xn >0 for all n (b) Find a counterexample satisfying E(X,n - X) A0 if X are not non-negative.
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Prove that a sequence of random variables X1, X2, ... converges in
probability to a constant μ if and only if it also converges in
distribution to μ.
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