Prokhorov's Theorem

Theorem (Prokhorov)

Let XX be a Metric Space and let B\mathcal{B} be the Borel σ-algebra of XX. Let Π\Pi be a family of Probability Measures on (X,B)(X,\mathcal{B}). Then,

  1. If Π\Pi is Tight then it is Relatively Sequentially Compact.
  2. Suppose that XX is Separable and Complete (i.e. Polish). If Π\Pi is Relatively Sequentially Compact, then Π\Pi is Tight.

Remark

Note that if some family of probability measures is weakly continuous then that implies immediately that it is Relatively Sequentially Compact.

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