Probability and Statistics

1 Discrete-time Markov chains - Columbia University

strong law of large numbers and the central limit theorem. For the other examples given above, however, an iid sequence would not capture enough ... An iid sequence is a very special kind of Markov chain; whereas a Markov chain’s future is allowed (but not required) to depend on the present state, an iid sequence’s future does ...

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Probability: Theory and Examples Rick Durrett Version 5 ...

the central limit theorem for martingales and stationary sequences deleted from the fourth edition has been reinstated. • The four sections of the random walk chapter have been relocated. Stopping times have been moved to the martingale chapter; recur-rence of random walks and the arcsine laws to the Markov chain

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5 Random Walks and Markov Chains - Carnegie Mellon …

The fundamental theorem of Markov chains asserts that the long-term probability distri-bution of a connected Markov chain converges to a unique limit probability vector, which we denote by π. Executing one more step, starting from this limit distribution, we get back the same distribution. In matrix notation, πP = πwhere P is the matrix of ...

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Probability - University of Cambridge

Inequalities and limits: Markov’s inequality, Chebyshev’s inequality. Weak law of large numbers. Convexity: Jensens inequality for general random variables, AM/GM inequality. Moment generating functions and statement (no proof) of continuity theorem. Statement of central limit theorem and sketch of proof. Examples, including sampling. [3] vi

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CONDITIONAL EXPECTATION AND MARTINGALES

are versions of the SLLN, the Central Limit Theorem, the Wald indentities, and the Chebyshev, Markov, and Kolmogorov inequalities for martingales. To get some appreciation of why this might be so, consider the decomposition of a martingale {Xn} as a partial sum process: (4) Xn ˘ X0 ¯ Xn j˘1 »j where »j ˘ Xj ¡Xj¡1. 1

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Carlos Fernandez-Granda - Courant Institute of ...

Chapter 1 Basic Probability Theory In this chapter we introduce the mathematical framework of probability theory, which makes it possible to reason about uncertainty in …