Re: Questions on Central Limit Theorem

From: "Furious George" <bugme_69@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 28 Dec 2005 04:50:37 -0800

Ross Clement (Email address invalid - do not use) wrote:
> I've noted that the central limit theorem does not apply in cases where
> the parent distribution does not have defined moments. If I have data
> from an unknown distribution, how can I know whether this unknown
> distribution has defined moments or not?

In general you can not. As a practical manner, you assume that the
unknown distribution has defined moments.

>
> Cheers,
>
> Ross-c

.

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