We derive the exact joint distribution and prove the asymptotic joint normality of the numbers of peaks, double rises, troughs, and double falls in a random permutation. A Chi-square randomness test, as a by-product, is also proposed.
Citation
Yi-Liang Chen, Wei-Hou Cheng. A Note on Joint Distributions of Some Random Vectors Defined on Permutations[J], Ars Combinatoria, Volume 054. 139-148. .