Optimal bounds in non-Gaussian limit theorems for U-statistics

Annals of Probability

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 454-521

  Bentkus, V ^a   Gotze F ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Berry Esseen bounds; Central limit theorem; Convergence rates; Degenerate U statistics; Edgeworth expansions; Second order efficiency; Symmetric statistics; U statistics; Von Mises statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033243150     PISSN: 00911798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/aop/1022677269     Document Type: Article

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