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单词 convergence in probability
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convergence in probability

Mathematics
  • A sequence of random variables Xn converges in probability to a random variable X if for all ε‎ > 0, Pr(|Xn−X|>ε‎) tends to 0 as n tends to infinity. This is written Xn→PX. Convergence in probability implies convergence in distribution. See weak law of large numbers.


Economics
  • A sequence of random variables x1,…, xn,… converges in probability to a random variable x if for every positive number ε‎ the probability of the (Euclidean) distance between xn and x exceeding ε‎ converges to zero as n tends to infinity, so

    x=plimxn⇔xn→px⇔limn→∞P[|xn−x|≥ε]=0⇔limn→∞P[|xn−x|≤ε]=1

    for every ε‎ > 0. This means that, if we consider a sequence of probabilities, Pn = P[|xn − x| ≥ ε‎], then starting from some n0 each probability in this sequence is arbitrarily small. In particular, x can be a constant. Convergence in probability implies convergence in distribution (the converse does not hold, in general).


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