Eltzner's Type I finite sample smeariness conjecture on spheres
Let be a random variable supported on a set whose convex closure has nonzero volume and which has a unique Fréchet mean . A point is Type I finite sample smeary when the empirical Fréchet mean has a nonstandard finite-sample fluctuation rate at of Type I. Eltzner's conjecture. If has nonzero-volume convex closure and is the unique Fréchet mean of , then is Type I finite sample smeary. This conjecture predicts finite-sample smeariness under a broad geometric support condition on spheres; the supplied text identifies it as a special case of a conjecture stated in earlier work, but gives no resolution.
References
Primary source
Susovan Pal, “Finite Sample Smeariness on Spheres and Modulation-aware Tests”, arXiv:2603.20974 (2026).
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