Let (Xn:n∈N) be a sequence of independent random variables with common density function
f(x)=π(1+x2)1
Fix α∈[0,1] and set
Yn=sgn(Xn)∣Xn∣α,Sn=Y1+…+Yn
Show that for all α∈[0,1] the sequence of random variables Sn/n converges in distribution and determine the limit.
[Hint: In the case α=1 it may be useful to prove that E(eiuX1)=e−∣u∣, for all u∈R.]
Show further that for all α∈[0,1/2) the sequence of random variables Sn/n converges in distribution and determine the limit.
[You should state clearly any result about random variables from the course to which you appeal. You are not expected to evaluate explicitly the integral