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Q81Section III (Statistics)81 of 145

(1−Y/nα)n(1-Y/n^\alpha)^n tends to 1−Y1-Y, e−Ye^{-Y} or 11 according as α<1\alpha<1, =1=1, >1>1

Let Y be a Bernoulli random variable with P(Y=0)=P(Y=1)=12P(Y=0)=P(Y=1)=\tfrac12. Let Xn=(1−Y/nα)nX_n=(1-Y/n^\alpha)^n, α≥0\alpha\ge0, then, which of the following statements are correct? (i) Xn⟶dYX_n\overset{d}{\longrightarrow} Y when 0≤α<10\le\alpha<1; (ii) Xn⟶de−YX_n\overset{d}{\longrightarrow} e^{-Y} when α=1\alpha=1; (iii) Xn⟶dYX_n\overset{d}{\longrightarrow} Y when α>1\alpha>1.

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