On the LLN for the number of vertices of a random convex hull

Authors
Masse, B
Citation
B. Masse, On the LLN for the number of vertices of a random convex hull, ADV APPL P, 32(3), 2000, pp. 675-681
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics
Journal title
ADVANCES IN APPLIED PROBABILITY
ISSN journal
00018678 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
675 - 681
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-8678(200009)32:3<675:OTLFTN>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
For several common parent laws, the number of vertices of a sample convex h ull, follows a kind of law of large numbers. We exhibit an example of a par ent law which contradicts a general conjecture about this matter.