Studentized Processes of U-statistics

Abstract

A uniform in probability approximation is established for Studentized processes of non degenerate U-statistics of order m greater or equal to 2 in terms of a standard Wiener process. The classical condition that the second moment of kernel of the underlying U-statistic exists is relaxed to having 5/3 moments. Furthermore, the conditional expectation of the kernel is only assumed to be in the domain of attraction of the normal law (instead of the classical two moment condition).