Asymptotic theorems for urn models with nonhomogeneous generating matrices

Stochastic Processes and their Applications

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-101

  Bai, Z D ^a   Hu, Feifang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

62L05; Adaptive designs; Asymptotic normality; Consistency; Generalized Friedman's urn model; Non homogeneous generating matrix; Primary 62E20; Secondary 62F12

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003143199     PISSN: 03044149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4149(98)00094-5     Document Type: Article

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