Let X1,...,Xn be independent and identically distributed random variables and Wn = Wn(X1,...,Xn) be an estimator of parameter θ.Denote Tn =(Wn - θ0)/sn,where sn2 is a variance estimator of Wn.In this paper a general...Let X1,...,Xn be independent and identically distributed random variables and Wn = Wn(X1,...,Xn) be an estimator of parameter θ.Denote Tn =(Wn - θ0)/sn,where sn2 is a variance estimator of Wn.In this paper a general result on the limiting distributions of the non-central studen-tized statistic Tn is given.Especially,when s2n is the jacknife estimate of variance,it is shown that the limit could be normal,a weighted χ2 distribution,a stable distribution,or a mixture of normal and stable distribution.Applications to the power of the studentized U-and L-tests are also discussed.展开更多
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文摘Let X1,...,Xn be independent and identically distributed random variables and Wn = Wn(X1,...,Xn) be an estimator of parameter θ.Denote Tn =(Wn - θ0)/sn,where sn2 is a variance estimator of Wn.In this paper a general result on the limiting distributions of the non-central studen-tized statistic Tn is given.Especially,when s2n is the jacknife estimate of variance,it is shown that the limit could be normal,a weighted χ2 distribution,a stable distribution,or a mixture of normal and stable distribution.Applications to the power of the studentized U-and L-tests are also discussed.