Self-normalized processes: exponential inequalities, moment bounds and iterated logarithm laws
de la Peña, Victor H. ; Klass, Michael J. ; Leung Lai, Tze
Ann. Probab., Tome 32 (2004) no. 1A, p. 1902-1933 / Harvested from Project Euclid
Self-normalized processes arise naturally in statistical applications. Being unit free, they are not affected by scale changes. Moreover, self-normalization often eliminates or weakens moment assumptions. In this paper we present several exponential and moment inequalities, particularly those related to laws of the iterated logarithm, for self-normalized random variables including martingales. Tail probability bounds are also derived. For random variables Bt>0 and At, let Yt(λ)=exp{λAt−λ2Bt2/2}. We develop inequalities for the moments of At/Bt or supt≥0At/{Bt(log logBt)1/2} and variants thereof, when EYt(λ)≤1 or when Yt(λ) is a supermartingale, for all λ belonging to some interval. Our results are valid for a wide class of random processes including continuous martingales with At=Mt and $B_{t}=\sqrt {\langle M\rangle _{t}}$ , and sums of conditionally symmetric variables di with At=∑i=1tdi and $B_{t}=\sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^{t}d_{i}^{2}}$ . A sharp maximal inequality for conditionally symmetric random variables and for continuous local martingales with values in Rm, m≥1, is also established. Another development in this paper is a bounded law of the iterated logarithm for general adapted sequences that are centered at certain truncated conditional expectations and self-normalized by the square root of the sum of squares. The key ingredient in this development is a new exponential supermartingale involving ∑i=1tdi and ∑i=1tdi2. A compact law of the iterated logarithm for self-normalized martingales is also derived in this connection.
Publié le : 2004-07-14
Classification:  Martingales,  self-normalized,  inequalities,  iterated logarithm,  60E15,  60G42,  60G44,  60G40
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de la Peña, Victor H.; Klass, Michael J.; Leung Lai, Tze. Self-normalized processes: exponential inequalities, moment bounds and iterated logarithm laws. Ann. Probab., Tome 32 (2004) no. 1A, pp.  1902-1933. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1089808415/