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1. Univariate Delta Method

For a sequence of random variables \(X_n\) satisfying the convergence in distribution: \[ \sqrt{n}(X_n - \theta) \stackrel{D}{\rightarrow} \mathcal{N}(0, \sigma^2), \]

Then \[ \sqrt{n}(g(X_n) - g(\theta) )\stackrel{D}{\rightarrow} \mathcal{N}(0, \sigma^2\cdot (g'(\theta))^2) \] for any function \(g\) if \(g'(\theta)\) exists and non-zero.

2. Reference

Author: Jeemin Kim

Created: 2026-07-16 Thu 21:35