Problem 2
Find all functions F(2): R to R
having the property that for any X1 and X2 the following inequality holds:
Answers
Answer:
(f-f)(x1-x2)
If we define g(x)=x2, we can write the above inequality as E[g(X)]≥g(E[X]). The function g(x)=x2 is an example of convex function. Jensen's inequality states that, for any convex function g, we have E[g(X)]≥g(E[X]).
(f-f) (x1-x2)
Jensen's Rule
In mathematics, Jensen's inequality, named after the Danish mathematician Johan Jensen, relates the value of a convex function of an integral to the integral of the convex function. It was proved by Jensen in 1906.
Jensen's Inequality is a useful tool in mathematics, specifically in applied fields such as probability and statistics. For example, it is often used as a tool in mathematical proofs. It is also used to make claims about a function where little is known or needs to be known about the distribution.
Jensen's inequality states that this line is everywhere at least as large as f(x). pf(x1) + (1 − p)f(x2) ≥ f(px1 + (1 − p)x2). If f is (doubly) differentiable then f is convex if and only if d2f/dx2 ≥ 0. Now consider a probability distribution P on a set M and a function X assigning real values X(m) for m ∈ M.
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