Tail exactness of multivariate saddlepoint approximations

Citation
Oe. Barndorff-nielsen et C. Kluppelberg, Tail exactness of multivariate saddlepoint approximations, SC J STAT, 26(2), 1999, pp. 253-264
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF STATISTICS
ISSN journal
03036898 → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
253 - 264
Database
ISI
SICI code
0303-6898(199906)26:2<253:TEOMSA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We consider a log-concave density fin R-m satisfying certain weak condition s, particularly on the Hessian matrix of log f. For such a density, we prov e tail exactness of the multivariate saddlepoint approximation. The proof i s based on a local limit theorem for the exponential family generated by f. However, the result refers not to asymptotic behaviour under repeated samp ling, but to a limiting property at the boundary of the domain of f. Our ap proach does not apply any complex analysis, but relies totally on convex an alysis and exponential models arguments.