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Probability and Measure
Part II, 2013

Let XX be an integrable random variable with E(X)=0\mathbb{E}(X)=0. Show that the characteristic function ϕX\phi_{X} is differentiable with ϕX(0)=0\phi_{X}^{\prime}(0)=0. [You may use without proof standard convergence results for integrals provided you state them clearly.]

Let (Xn:nN)\left(X_{n}: n \in \mathbb{N}\right) be a sequence of independent random variables, all having the same distribution as XX. Set Sn=X1++XnS_{n}=X_{1}+\cdots+X_{n}. Show that Sn/n0S_{n} / n \rightarrow 0 in distribution. Deduce that Sn/n0S_{n} / n \rightarrow 0 in probability. [You may not use the Strong Law of Large Numbers.]