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Uniformly accurate quantile bounds via the truncated moment generating function: The symmetric case

Klass, Michael J. and Nowicki, Krzysztof LU (2007) In Electronic Journal of Probability 12. p.1276-1298
Abstract
Let X-1, X-2,... be independent and symmetric random variables such that S-n = X-1+...+ X-n converges to a finite valued random variable S a. s. and let S* = sup(1 <= n <infinity) S-n (which is finite a.s.). We construct upper and lower bounds for s(y) and s(y)*, the upper 1/y((th) under bar) quantile of S-y and S*, respectively. Our approximations rely on an explicitly computable quantity ((q) under bar)y for which we prove that 1/2 (q) under bar (y/2) < s(y)(*) < 2 (q) under bar (2y) and 1/2 (q) under bar (y/4(1+root 1-8/y) < s(y) < 2 (q) under bar (2y). The RHS's hold for y >= 2 and the LHS's for y >= 94 and y >= 97, respectively. Although our results are derived primarily for symmetric random variables, they... (More)
Let X-1, X-2,... be independent and symmetric random variables such that S-n = X-1+...+ X-n converges to a finite valued random variable S a. s. and let S* = sup(1 <= n <infinity) S-n (which is finite a.s.). We construct upper and lower bounds for s(y) and s(y)*, the upper 1/y((th) under bar) quantile of S-y and S*, respectively. Our approximations rely on an explicitly computable quantity ((q) under bar)y for which we prove that 1/2 (q) under bar (y/2) < s(y)(*) < 2 (q) under bar (2y) and 1/2 (q) under bar (y/4(1+root 1-8/y) < s(y) < 2 (q) under bar (2y). The RHS's hold for y >= 2 and the LHS's for y >= 94 and y >= 97, respectively. Although our results are derived primarily for symmetric random variables, they apply to non-negative variates and extend to an absolute value of a sum of independent but otherwise arbitrary random variables. (Less)
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  author       = {{Klass, Michael J. and Nowicki, Krzysztof}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{1276--1298}},
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  series       = {{Electronic Journal of Probability}},
  title        = {{Uniformly accurate quantile bounds via the truncated moment generating function: The symmetric case}},
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  volume       = {{12}},
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