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An Abstract Law of Large Numbers

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  • Nabil I. Al-Najjar

    (Northwestern University)

  • Luciano Pomatto

    (California Institute of Technology)

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We study independent random variables (Zi)i∈I aggregated by integrating with respect to a nonatomic and finitely additive probability ν over the index set I. We analyze the behavior of the resulting random average ∫IZidν(i)${\int }_I Z_i d\nu (i)$. We establish that any ν that guarantees the measurability of ∫IZidν(i)${\int }_I Z_i d\nu (i)$ satisfies the following law of large numbers: for any collection (Zi)i∈I of uniformly bounded and independent random variables, almost surely the realized average ∫IZidν(i)${\int }_I Z_i d\nu (i)$ equals the average expectation ∫IE[Zi]dν(i)${\int }_I E[Z_i]d\nu (i)$.

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  • Nabil I. Al-Najjar & Luciano Pomatto, 2020. "An Abstract Law of Large Numbers," Sankhya A: The Indian Journal of Statistics, Springer;Indian Statistical Institute, vol. 82(1), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sankha:v:82:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1007_s13171-018-00162-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s13171-018-00162-z
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