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A generalized delta method with applications to intrinsic diversity profiles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2017

Marzia Marcheselli
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Abstract

A generalization of the delta method is proposed. The asymptotic distribution of g(Y n ) is obtained when g is not necessarily a differentiable function but verifies some weaker regularity conditions. An application to diversity profiles is also presented.

Keywords

Delta methoddifferentiabilityintrinsic diversity profiles
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , June 2000 , pp. 504 - 510

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