{ "id": "0906.2334", "version": "v1", "published": "2009-06-12T13:32:38.000Z", "updated": "2009-06-12T13:32:38.000Z", "title": "The asymptotic distribution of a cluster-index for i.i.d. normal random variables", "authors": [ "Yannis G. Yatracos" ], "comment": "Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/08-AAP553 the Annals of Applied Probability (http://www.imstat.org/aap/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)", "journal": "Annals of Applied Probability 2009, Vol. 19, No. 2, 585-595", "doi": "10.1214/08-AAP553", "categories": [ "math.PR" ], "abstract": "In a sample variance decomposition, with components functions of the sample's spacings, the largest component $\\tilde{I}_n$ is used in cluster detection. It is shown for normal samples that the asymptotic distribution of $\\tilde{I}_n$ is the Gumbel distribution.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2009-06-12T13:32:38.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "subjects": [ "60F05" ], "keywords": [ "normal random variables", "asymptotic distribution", "cluster-index", "sample variance decomposition", "gumbel distribution" ], "tags": [ "journal article" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 0, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable", "adsabs": "2009arXiv0906.2334Y" } } }