Approximation of probability distributions by convex mixtures of Gaussian measures
Author:
Athanassia G. Bacharoglou
Journal:
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 138 (2010), 2619-2628
MSC (2010):
Primary 62E17; Secondary 41A30
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-10-10340-2
Published electronically:
March 15, 2010
MathSciNet review:
2607892
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Abstract: Let and let
be an enumeration of all normal distributions with mean a rational number and variance
. We prove that there exists an
such that every probability density function, continuous, with compact support in
, can be approximated in
and
norm simultaneously by the averages
. The set of such sequences is a dense
set in
and contains a dense positive cone.
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Athanassia G. Bacharoglou
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 541 24, Greece
Email:
ampachar@math.auth.gr
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-10-10340-2
Keywords:
Mixture,
probability density function,
normal distribution,
universal series,
algebraic genericity.
Received by editor(s):
July 15, 2009
Received by editor(s) in revised form:
December 11, 2009
Published electronically:
March 15, 2010
Additional Notes:
This work was funded by the State Scholarships Foundation of Greece (I K Y)
Communicated by:
Nigel J. Kalton
Article copyright:
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American Mathematical Society
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