Characterizing independence via bounded continuous functions #
Given two random variables X : Ω → E and Y : Ω → F such that E and F are Borel spaces
satisfying HasOuterApproxClosed, X and Y are independent if for any real bounded continuous
functions f and g, ∫ ω, f (X ω) * g (Y ω) ∂P = (∫ ω, f (X ω) ∂P) * (∫ ω, g (Y ω) ∂P).
Consider now X : (s : S) → Ω → E s, with Fintype S and each E s being a Borel space satisfying
HasOuterApproxClosed. Then to apply the above result we need that Π s, E s is a Borel space,
and therefore that each E s is second countable. We can circumvent this restriction by proving
that fun ω s ↦ X s ω and Y are independent if for any family of bounded continuous functions
f : (s : S) → E s → ℝ and any bounded continuous function g : F → ℝ we have
∫ ω, ∏ s, f s (X s ω) * g (Y ω) ∂P = ∫ ω, ∏ s, f s (X s ω) ∂P * ∫ ω, g (Y ω) ∂P.
We can use this result in the case where S := Unit to deduce the first statement we mentioned.
We take this approach in this file. We first prove pi_indepFun_pi_of_prod_bcf, which allows to
prove the result when E and F are product spaces without assuming second countability, and
then we deduce the other cases from there.
Building on this, we also prove process_indepFun_process_of_prod_bcf. This time we do not require
Fintype S and require the hypothesis to be satisfied for each I : Finset S. Then we similarly
deduce other versions where one of the variables is not necessarily a process.
We then turn to independence between an event and a random variable. We prove
indicator_indepFun_pi_of_prod_bcf: the indicator of an event A is independent
of a finite family of random variables X : (s : S) → Ω → E s if for any family of bounded
continuous functions f : (s : S) → E s → ℝ we have
∫ ω in A, ∏ s, f s (X s ω) ∂P = P.real A * ∫ ω, ∏ s, f s (X s ω) ∂P. Once again we deduce
other versions from this, and also write versions where X is a stochastic process.
Then we build on that to show that a σ-algebra m is independent from a stochastic process X
if for any A such that MeasurableSet[m] A, any I : Finset S and any bounded continuous
function f : (Π s : I, E s) → ℝ, we have ∫ ω in A, f (X · ω) ∂P = P.real A * ∫ ω, f (X · ω) ∂P.
This again is formulated with different versions. We also provide versions in terms of
IndepSets instead of Indep.
Main statement #
indep_comap_process_of_bcf: Aσ-algebramis independent from a stochastic processXif for anyAsuch thatMeasurableSet[m] A, anyI : Finset S, and any bounded continuous functionf : (Π s : I, E s) → ℝ, we have∫ ω in A, f (X · ω) ∂P = P.real A * ∫ ω, f (X · ω) ∂P.
Notations #
to avoid writing boundedContinuousFunction in the names, which is quite lengthy, we abbreviate it
to bcf.
Tags #
independence, bounded continuous functions
If the indicator of a set A is indepent from a variable X, then set A is independent
from the sigma algebra generated by X.
Two families of random variables $(X_1, ..., X_p)$ and $(Y_1, ..., Y_q)$ are independent if for all real bounded continuous functions $f$ and $g$, $$P[f(X_1, ..., X_p) g(Y_1, ..., Y_q)] = P[f(X_1, ..., X_p)] * P[g(Y_1, ..., Y_q)].$$
Two random variables $X$ and $Y$ are independent if for all real bounded continuous functions $f$ and $g$, $$P[f(X) g(Y)] = P[f(X)] * P[g(Y)].$$
The indicator of a set $A$ and a family of random variables $(X_1, ..., X_p)$ are independent if for all real bounded continuous function $f$, $$P[\mathbb{I}_A f(X_1, ..., X_p)] = P(A) P[f(X_1, ..., X_p)].$$
The indicator of a set $A$ and a random variable $X$ are independent if for all real bounded continuous function $f$, $$P[\mathbb{I}_A f(X)] = P(A) P[f(X)].$$
A sigma-algebra $\mathcal{A}$ and a family of random variables $(X_1, ..., X_p)$ are independent if for all set $A \in \mathcal{A}$ and for all real bounded continuous function $f$, $$P[\mathbb{I}_A f(X_1, ..., X_p)] = P(A) P[f(X_1, ..., X_p)].$$
A sigma-algebra $\mathcal{A}$ and a random variable $X$ are independent if for all set $A \in \mathcal{A}$ and for all real bounded continuous function $f$, $$P[\mathbb{I}_A f(X)] = P(A) P[f(X)].$$
Two stochastic processes $(X_s)_{s \in S}$ and $(Y_t)_{t \in T}$ are independent if for all $s_1, ..., s_p \in S, t_1, ..., t_q \in T$ and for all real bounded continuous functions $f$ and $g$, $$P[f(X_{s_1}, ..., X_{s_p}) g(Y_{t_1}, ..., Y_{t_q})] = P[f(X_{s_1}, ..., X_{s_p})] * P[g(Y_{t_1}, ..., Y_{t_q})].$$
The indicator of a set $A$ and a stochastic process $(X_s)_{s \in S}$ are independent if for all $s_1, ..., s_p \in S$ and for all real bounded continuous function $f$, $$P[\mathbb{I}_A f(X_{s_1}, ..., X_{s_p})] = P(A) P[f(X_{s_1}, ..., X_{s_p})].$$
A sigma-algebra $\mathcal{A}$ and a stochastic process $(X_s)_{s \in S}$ are independent if for all $A \in \mathcal{A}$, for all $s_1, ..., s_p \in S$ and for all real bounded continuous function $f$, $$P[\mathbb{I}_A f(X_{s_1}, ..., X_{s_p})] = P(A) P[f(X_{s_1}, ..., X_{s_p})].$$