Rank-dependent moderate deviations of U-empirical measures in strong topologies

Probability Theory and Related Fields

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-90

  Eichelsbacher, Peter ^a   Schmock, Uwe ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Empirical measures; Rank dependent moderate deviations; Strong topology; U statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038385773     PISSN: 01788051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00440-003-0254-6     Document Type: Article

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