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In mathematics, the Paley–Zygmund inequality bounds the probability that a positive random variable is small, in terms of its mean and variance (i.e., its first two moments). The inequality was proved by Raymond Paley and Antoni Zygmund. Theorem: If ''Z'' ≥ 0 is a random variable with finite variance, and if , then : Proof: First, : The first addend is at most , while the second is at most by the Cauchy–Schwarz inequality. The desired inequality then follows. ∎ == Related inequalities == The Paley–Zygmund inequality can be written as : This can be improved. By the Cauchy–Schwarz inequality, : which, after rearranging, implies that : This inequality is sharp; equality is achieved if Z almost surely equals a positive constant, for example. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paley–Zygmund inequality」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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