A multivariate CLT for decomposable random vectors with finite second moments

Journal of Theoretical Probability

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 573-603

  Raic M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

dependence graph; finite population statistics; multivariate central limit theorems; random graphs; Stein's method

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544380832     PISSN: 08949840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOTP.0000040290.44087.68     Document Type: Article

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