• 1 Introduction
  • 2 Foundations ▶
    • 2.1 Core Definitions
    • 2.2 \(\sigma \)-algebra Infrastructure
  • 3 Easy Directions ▶
    • 3.1 Exchangeable implies Contractable
    • 3.2 Conditionally i.i.d. implies Exchangeable
  • 4 Main Implication: Contractable implies Conditionally i.i.d. ▶
    • 4.1 Via Martingale (Aldous’ proof) ▶
      • 4.1.1 Pair Law Equality
      • 4.1.2 Kallenberg Chain and Convergence
      • 4.1.3 Factorization and Directing Measure
    • 4.2 Via L\(^2\) (Elementary proof) ▶
      • 4.2.1 Block Averages and Covariance Structure
      • 4.2.2 Cesaro Convergence
      • 4.2.3 Directing Measure Construction
    • 4.3 Via Koopman (Mean Ergodic Theorem) ▶
      • 4.3.1 Block Averages and Ergodic Theory
      • 4.3.2 Contractability and Factorization
  • 5 Common Ending
  • 6 Main Theorem
  • Dependency graph

Exchangeability and de Finetti’s theorem

Cameron Freer

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Foundations
    • 2.1 Core Definitions
    • 2.2 \(\sigma \)-algebra Infrastructure
  • 3 Easy Directions
    • 3.1 Exchangeable implies Contractable
    • 3.2 Conditionally i.i.d. implies Exchangeable
  • 4 Main Implication: Contractable implies Conditionally i.i.d.
    • 4.1 Via Martingale (Aldous’ proof)
      • 4.1.1 Pair Law Equality
      • 4.1.2 Kallenberg Chain and Convergence
      • 4.1.3 Factorization and Directing Measure
    • 4.2 Via L\(^2\) (Elementary proof)
      • 4.2.1 Block Averages and Covariance Structure
      • 4.2.2 Cesaro Convergence
      • 4.2.3 Directing Measure Construction
    • 4.3 Via Koopman (Mean Ergodic Theorem)
      • 4.3.1 Block Averages and Ergodic Theory
      • 4.3.2 Contractability and Factorization
  • 5 Common Ending
  • 6 Main Theorem