On asymptotic behavior of almost surely extreme values of independent random variables

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Main Authors: Akbash, Kateryna, Matsak, Ivan
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Published: 2025
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author Akbash, Kateryna
Matsak, Ivan
author_facet Akbash, Kateryna
Matsak, Ivan
contents The article studies the almost surely asymptotics of extreme values $\barξ_n = \max_{1\leq i \leq n} ξ_i$, where $ ξ, ξ_1 , ξ_2 , \ldots$ are discrete identically distributed random variables. One of the main results on this topic is related to the law of the iterated logarithm for the lim sup (LIL) and a law of the triple logarithm for the lim inf (LTL). But, taking into account the specifics of the discrete case, necessary and sufficient conditions are established for $\mathbf{P}(\barξ_n = a_n +l \quad\mbox{infinitely often} ) =1$, where $a_n$ is some given increasing sequence of integers and $l$ is a fixed integer. Note that in the case of discrete random variables whose distribution tails are close to the tails of the Poisson distribution or fall off even faster, Theorems 1-3 of this article are significantly more informative than LIL and LTL. For the geometric distribution (or discrete random variables whose tails fall off even more slowly), the results are given in Theorem 3 and Theorem B, which are an important complement to LIL and LTL.
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spellingShingle On asymptotic behavior of almost surely extreme values of independent random variables
Akbash, Kateryna
Matsak, Ivan
Probability
60G70, 60F15
The article studies the almost surely asymptotics of extreme values $\barξ_n = \max_{1\leq i \leq n} ξ_i$, where $ ξ, ξ_1 , ξ_2 , \ldots$ are discrete identically distributed random variables. One of the main results on this topic is related to the law of the iterated logarithm for the lim sup (LIL) and a law of the triple logarithm for the lim inf (LTL). But, taking into account the specifics of the discrete case, necessary and sufficient conditions are established for $\mathbf{P}(\barξ_n = a_n +l \quad\mbox{infinitely often} ) =1$, where $a_n$ is some given increasing sequence of integers and $l$ is a fixed integer. Note that in the case of discrete random variables whose distribution tails are close to the tails of the Poisson distribution or fall off even faster, Theorems 1-3 of this article are significantly more informative than LIL and LTL. For the geometric distribution (or discrete random variables whose tails fall off even more slowly), the results are given in Theorem 3 and Theorem B, which are an important complement to LIL and LTL.
title On asymptotic behavior of almost surely extreme values of independent random variables
topic Probability
60G70, 60F15
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.20487