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Method of moments (probability theory)

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In probability theory, the method of moments is a way of proving convergence in distribution by proving convergence of a sequence of moment sequences. [1] Suppose X is a random variable and that all of the moments

exist. Further suppose the probability distribution of X is completely determined by its moments, i.e., there is no other probability distribution with the same sequence of moments (cf. the problem of moments). If

for all values of k, then the sequence {Xn} converges to X in distribution.

The method of moments was introduced by Pafnuty Chebyshev for proving the central limit theorem; Chebyshev cited earlier contributions by Irénée-Jules Bienaymé. [2] More recently, it has been applied by Eugene Wigner to prove Wigner's semicircle law, and has since found numerous applications in the theory of random matrices. [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Prokhorov, A.V. "Moments, method of (in probability theory)". In M. Hazewinkel (ed.). Encyclopaedia of Mathematics (online). ISBN   1-4020-0609-8. MR   1375697.
  2. ↑ Fischer, H. (2011). "4. Chebyshev's and Markov's Contributions.". A history of the central limit theorem. From classical to modern probability theory. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. New York: Springer. ISBN   978-0-387-87856-0. MR   2743162.
  3. ↑ Anderson, G.W.; Guionnet, A.; Zeitouni, O. (2010). "2.1". An introduction to random matrices. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-0-521-19452-5.
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