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Kolmogorov maximal inequality
Statement
Let be independent centered square-integrable real random variables, , and . For every , Thus controlling the whole finite maximum costs no larger bound than controlling the final sum by Chebyshev.
Facts & Assumptions
Disjoint groups of an independent sigma-algebra family remain independent: Let be an independent family of sigma-algebras on a probability space, and let be pairwise disjoint index sets. For each , define Then the sigma-algebras are independent.
Expectations factor over finite products of independent random variables: Let , let be independent real random variables on a common probability space, and let be Borel measurable for each . 1. If every is nonnegative, then in . 2. If every is integrable, then is integrable and the same factorization holds in .
Variance and covariance identities for random variables: Let be square-integrable real random variables on one probability space. Then Moreover, covariance is symmetric and bilinear on finite linear combinations. On finite full-power-set probability spaces these formulas reduce to the published finite identities.
Arithmetic and lattice operations preserve measurability whenever they are defined: Let be a measurable space and let be measurable. Then: 1. is measurable for every real scalar ; 2. , , , , and are measurable; 3. if is pointwise defined, then is measurable; 4. with the convention of rem-zero-times-infinity-convention-for-pointwise-products, the pointwise product is measurable.
Proof
Given: The objects and hypotheses of the statement.
Let . These measurable events are disjoint, and their union is the event in the statement. Measurability follows by finite arithmetic.
Grouping shows that and are independent. Both are integrable (their squares have finite expectation), and the latter has mean zero. Factorization therefore gives . For the tail is zero and the identity still holds.
Expand the square on : . Sum over the disjoint events. Centering gives , and covariance bilinearity with factorization cancels every off-diagonal covariance. This proves the bound even when the variance is zero or .
Depends on
- Partial sums, row sums and sample means
- Independent random elements
- Moments, variance, and covariance on a probability space
- Disjoint groups of an independent sigma-algebra family remain independent
- Expectations factor over finite products of independent random variables
- Variance and covariance identities for random variables
- Arithmetic and lattice operations preserve measurability whenever they are defined
Used by
- Kolmogorov convergence criterion Theorem
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Sources
- Theorem 2.5.5, p. 84 (standard reference, not scraped)
- Lemma 3.7, p. 62 (standard reference, not scraped)