Lower bound on an MGF value from another
Question
A random variable has moment generating function , and . What is the least value can take?
Short answer
. Put , so and . Since is convex, Jensen gives , with equality when is the constant .
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- The Central Limit Theorem
- Transforms and Moment Generating Functions
- Indeterminate Forms and L'Hôpital's Rule
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