Let # be the standard normal distribution function (mean 0, variance 1). Let = # be
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Let # be the standard normal distribution function (mean 0, variance 1).
Let φ = # be the density. Show that φ
(x) = −xφ(x). If x > 0, show that
∞
x zφ(z) dz = φ(x) and 1 − #(x) < ∞
x z
x
φ(z) dz.
Conclude that 1 − #(x) < φ(x)/x for x > 0. If x < 0, show that
#(x) < φ(x)/|x|. Show that log # and log(1−#) are strictly concave, because their second derivatives are strictly negative. Hint: do the cases x > 0 and x < 0 separately.
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