Let $(X_i,U_i)$ be pairs of i.i.d. bounded real-valued random variables ($X_i$ and $U_i$ are generally mutually dependent). Assume $E\lbrack X_i\rbrack < 0$ and $\Pr\{X_i > 0\} > 0$. For the (rare) partial sum segments where $\sum^l_{i=k}X_i \rightarrow \infty$, strong limit laws are derived for the sums $\sum^l_{i=k}U_i$. In particular a strong law for the length $(l - k + 1)$ and the empirical distribution of $U_i$ in the event of large segmental sums of $\sum X_i$ are obtained. Applications are given in characterizing the composition of high scoring segments in letter sequences and for evaluating statistical hypotheses of sudden change points in engineering systems.
Ann. Probab.
19(4):
1737-1755
(October, 1991).
DOI: 10.1214/aop/1176990232