Log of the mean of a standard lognormal
Question
If has a standard normal distribution, what is the value of ?
Short answer
. Write with . The normal moment generating function gives , so the log of the mean is (not , which is the mean of the log).
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- Continuous Random Variables and Probability Density Functions
- The Normal Distribution
- Cumulative Distribution Functions
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