Laws of large numbers in stochastic geometry with statistical applications (Q2469668)

This paper extends the results derived in the author's previous paper with \textit{J. E. Yukich} [Ann. Appl. Probab. 13, No. 1, 277--303 (2003; Zbl 1029.60008)]; the extension includes almost sure convergence, convergence of measures, non-translation invariance, and marked point process. ``Given \(n\) independent random marked \(d\)-vectors (points) \(X_i\) distributed with a common density, define the measure \(\nu_n = \sum_i \xi_i\) , where \(\xi_i\) is a measure (not necessarily a point measure) which stabilizes; this means that \(\xi_i\) is determined by the (suitably rescaled) set of points near \(X_i\). For bounded test functions \(f\) on \(R^d\), we give weak and strong laws of large numbers for \(\nu_n(f)\). The general results are applied to demonstrate that an unknown set \(A\) in \(d\)-space can be consistently estimated, given data on which of the points \(X_i\) lie in \(A\), by the corresponding union of Voronoi cells, answering a question raised by Khmaladze and Toronjadze. Further applications are given concerning the Gamma statistic for estimating the variance in nonparametric regression.''