Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4620866 | Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications | 2008 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper we consider the probability density function (pdf) of a non-central χ2 distribution with arbitrary number of degrees of freedom. For this function we prove that can be represented as a finite sum and we deduce a partial derivative formula. Moreover, we show that the pdf is log-concave when the degrees of freedom is greater or equal than 2. At the end of this paper we present some Turán-type inequalities for this function and an elegant application of the monotone form of l'Hospital's rule in probability theory is given.
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