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October 2002 Doob, Ignatov and optional skipping
Gordon Simons, Lijian Yang, Yi-Ching Yao
Ann. Probab. 30(4): 1933-1958 (October 2002). DOI: 10.1214/aop/1039548377

Abstract

A general set of distribution-free conditions is described under which an i.i.d. sequence of random variables is preserved under optional skipping. This work is motivated by theorems of J. L. Doob and Z. Ignatov, unifying and extending aspects of both.

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Gordon Simons. Lijian Yang. Yi-Ching Yao. "Doob, Ignatov and optional skipping." Ann. Probab. 30 (4) 1933 - 1958, October 2002. https://doi.org/10.1214/aop/1039548377

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Published: October 2002
First available in Project Euclid: 10 December 2002

zbMATH: 1040.60034
MathSciNet: MR1944011
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aop/1039548377

Subjects:
Primary: 28D05 , 60G40

Keywords: $k$-records , disentangled stopping times , Ignatov's theorem , indexical stopping times , optional skipping , records

Rights: Copyright © 2002 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.30 • No. 4 • October 2002
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