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Here is the problem:



let $X$ be a random variable such that:
$$P{X > c(m+t) }<2e^{-t^2} forall t >0$$
where $c>0,m>0$ are constant.



Then I was asked to prove that :
$$ mathbb{E}[X] leq cm$$



however I can't get rid of constant, here is my attempt:



begin{align}
mathbb{E}[X] &= int_0^infty P{X>u}mathrm{d}u\
&= int_{cm}^infty P{X>u}mathrm{d}u +int_{0}^{cm} P{X>u} mathrm{d}u \
&leq int_{cm}^infty P{X>u}mathrm{d}u+ cm
\&= int_{cm}^infty P{X>cm+cdelta}mathrm{d}u+ cm (delta>0)
\&= cint_{0}^infty P{X>cm+cdelta}mathrm{d}delta (Change of vairible)
\& leq cint_{0}^infty e^{-delta^2} mathrm{d}delta +cm (assumption)
end{align}



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    In light of the answer, this begs the question; who asked you to prove that?
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    – Clement C.
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    @ClementC. math.uci.edu/~rvershyn/papers/HDP-book/HDP-book.pdf exercise 4.4.6
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    Doesn't Exercise 4.4.6 include another constant $C$? (I.e., I wonder if the author doesn't use the "notation" that $C$ is an absolute constant, which may not take the same value across results).
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    @ClementC. you are right , C is an absolute constant ,so Constant C is free to choose ? For small c in this question, I think if constant part is $frac{1}{c}int_{0}^infty e^{-delta^2}$,we could take c to be large , then the constant term can be neglect, or I did integration wrong ...
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    Well, with what your wrote in your OP, you get $ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+m)$. so since $mgeq 1$ in the book ($m,n$ are integers, right, and "your" $m$ is their $sqrt{n}+sqrt{m}$), you do have $ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+m) leq ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+1)m = c'm$, setting $c'stackrel{rm def}{=} ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+1)$.
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$begingroup$


Here is the problem:



let $X$ be a random variable such that:
$$P{X > c(m+t) }<2e^{-t^2} forall t >0$$
where $c>0,m>0$ are constant.



Then I was asked to prove that :
$$ mathbb{E}[X] leq cm$$



however I can't get rid of constant, here is my attempt:



begin{align}
mathbb{E}[X] &= int_0^infty P{X>u}mathrm{d}u\
&= int_{cm}^infty P{X>u}mathrm{d}u +int_{0}^{cm} P{X>u} mathrm{d}u \
&leq int_{cm}^infty P{X>u}mathrm{d}u+ cm
\&= int_{cm}^infty P{X>cm+cdelta}mathrm{d}u+ cm (delta>0)
\&= cint_{0}^infty P{X>cm+cdelta}mathrm{d}delta (Change of vairible)
\& leq cint_{0}^infty e^{-delta^2} mathrm{d}delta +cm (assumption)
end{align}



what I have been missing here?










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    In light of the answer, this begs the question; who asked you to prove that?
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    – Clement C.
    Dec 30 '18 at 18:11










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    @ClementC. math.uci.edu/~rvershyn/papers/HDP-book/HDP-book.pdf exercise 4.4.6
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    – ShaoyuPei
    Dec 30 '18 at 23:07












  • $begingroup$
    Doesn't Exercise 4.4.6 include another constant $C$? (I.e., I wonder if the author doesn't use the "notation" that $C$ is an absolute constant, which may not take the same value across results).
    $endgroup$
    – Clement C.
    Jan 1 at 17:57










  • $begingroup$
    @ClementC. you are right , C is an absolute constant ,so Constant C is free to choose ? For small c in this question, I think if constant part is $frac{1}{c}int_{0}^infty e^{-delta^2}$,we could take c to be large , then the constant term can be neglect, or I did integration wrong ...
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    – ShaoyuPei
    Jan 2 at 13:19












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    Well, with what your wrote in your OP, you get $ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+m)$. so since $mgeq 1$ in the book ($m,n$ are integers, right, and "your" $m$ is their $sqrt{n}+sqrt{m}$), you do have $ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+m) leq ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+1)m = c'm$, setting $c'stackrel{rm def}{=} ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+1)$.
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    – Clement C.
    Jan 2 at 13:52
















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$begingroup$


Here is the problem:



let $X$ be a random variable such that:
$$P{X > c(m+t) }<2e^{-t^2} forall t >0$$
where $c>0,m>0$ are constant.



Then I was asked to prove that :
$$ mathbb{E}[X] leq cm$$



however I can't get rid of constant, here is my attempt:



begin{align}
mathbb{E}[X] &= int_0^infty P{X>u}mathrm{d}u\
&= int_{cm}^infty P{X>u}mathrm{d}u +int_{0}^{cm} P{X>u} mathrm{d}u \
&leq int_{cm}^infty P{X>u}mathrm{d}u+ cm
\&= int_{cm}^infty P{X>cm+cdelta}mathrm{d}u+ cm (delta>0)
\&= cint_{0}^infty P{X>cm+cdelta}mathrm{d}delta (Change of vairible)
\& leq cint_{0}^infty e^{-delta^2} mathrm{d}delta +cm (assumption)
end{align}



what I have been missing here?










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Here is the problem:



let $X$ be a random variable such that:
$$P{X > c(m+t) }<2e^{-t^2} forall t >0$$
where $c>0,m>0$ are constant.



Then I was asked to prove that :
$$ mathbb{E}[X] leq cm$$



however I can't get rid of constant, here is my attempt:



begin{align}
mathbb{E}[X] &= int_0^infty P{X>u}mathrm{d}u\
&= int_{cm}^infty P{X>u}mathrm{d}u +int_{0}^{cm} P{X>u} mathrm{d}u \
&leq int_{cm}^infty P{X>u}mathrm{d}u+ cm
\&= int_{cm}^infty P{X>cm+cdelta}mathrm{d}u+ cm (delta>0)
\&= cint_{0}^infty P{X>cm+cdelta}mathrm{d}delta (Change of vairible)
\& leq cint_{0}^infty e^{-delta^2} mathrm{d}delta +cm (assumption)
end{align}



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    In light of the answer, this begs the question; who asked you to prove that?
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    – Clement C.
    Dec 30 '18 at 18:11










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    @ClementC. math.uci.edu/~rvershyn/papers/HDP-book/HDP-book.pdf exercise 4.4.6
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    – ShaoyuPei
    Dec 30 '18 at 23:07












  • $begingroup$
    Doesn't Exercise 4.4.6 include another constant $C$? (I.e., I wonder if the author doesn't use the "notation" that $C$ is an absolute constant, which may not take the same value across results).
    $endgroup$
    – Clement C.
    Jan 1 at 17:57










  • $begingroup$
    @ClementC. you are right , C is an absolute constant ,so Constant C is free to choose ? For small c in this question, I think if constant part is $frac{1}{c}int_{0}^infty e^{-delta^2}$,we could take c to be large , then the constant term can be neglect, or I did integration wrong ...
    $endgroup$
    – ShaoyuPei
    Jan 2 at 13:19












  • $begingroup$
    Well, with what your wrote in your OP, you get $ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+m)$. so since $mgeq 1$ in the book ($m,n$ are integers, right, and "your" $m$ is their $sqrt{n}+sqrt{m}$), you do have $ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+m) leq ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+1)m = c'm$, setting $c'stackrel{rm def}{=} ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+1)$.
    $endgroup$
    – Clement C.
    Jan 2 at 13:52




















  • $begingroup$
    In light of the answer, this begs the question; who asked you to prove that?
    $endgroup$
    – Clement C.
    Dec 30 '18 at 18:11










  • $begingroup$
    @ClementC. math.uci.edu/~rvershyn/papers/HDP-book/HDP-book.pdf exercise 4.4.6
    $endgroup$
    – ShaoyuPei
    Dec 30 '18 at 23:07












  • $begingroup$
    Doesn't Exercise 4.4.6 include another constant $C$? (I.e., I wonder if the author doesn't use the "notation" that $C$ is an absolute constant, which may not take the same value across results).
    $endgroup$
    – Clement C.
    Jan 1 at 17:57










  • $begingroup$
    @ClementC. you are right , C is an absolute constant ,so Constant C is free to choose ? For small c in this question, I think if constant part is $frac{1}{c}int_{0}^infty e^{-delta^2}$,we could take c to be large , then the constant term can be neglect, or I did integration wrong ...
    $endgroup$
    – ShaoyuPei
    Jan 2 at 13:19












  • $begingroup$
    Well, with what your wrote in your OP, you get $ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+m)$. so since $mgeq 1$ in the book ($m,n$ are integers, right, and "your" $m$ is their $sqrt{n}+sqrt{m}$), you do have $ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+m) leq ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+1)m = c'm$, setting $c'stackrel{rm def}{=} ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+1)$.
    $endgroup$
    – Clement C.
    Jan 2 at 13:52


















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In light of the answer, this begs the question; who asked you to prove that?
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– Clement C.
Dec 30 '18 at 18:11




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In light of the answer, this begs the question; who asked you to prove that?
$endgroup$
– Clement C.
Dec 30 '18 at 18:11












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@ClementC. math.uci.edu/~rvershyn/papers/HDP-book/HDP-book.pdf exercise 4.4.6
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– ShaoyuPei
Dec 30 '18 at 23:07






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@ClementC. math.uci.edu/~rvershyn/papers/HDP-book/HDP-book.pdf exercise 4.4.6
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– ShaoyuPei
Dec 30 '18 at 23:07














$begingroup$
Doesn't Exercise 4.4.6 include another constant $C$? (I.e., I wonder if the author doesn't use the "notation" that $C$ is an absolute constant, which may not take the same value across results).
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– Clement C.
Jan 1 at 17:57




$begingroup$
Doesn't Exercise 4.4.6 include another constant $C$? (I.e., I wonder if the author doesn't use the "notation" that $C$ is an absolute constant, which may not take the same value across results).
$endgroup$
– Clement C.
Jan 1 at 17:57












$begingroup$
@ClementC. you are right , C is an absolute constant ,so Constant C is free to choose ? For small c in this question, I think if constant part is $frac{1}{c}int_{0}^infty e^{-delta^2}$,we could take c to be large , then the constant term can be neglect, or I did integration wrong ...
$endgroup$
– ShaoyuPei
Jan 2 at 13:19






$begingroup$
@ClementC. you are right , C is an absolute constant ,so Constant C is free to choose ? For small c in this question, I think if constant part is $frac{1}{c}int_{0}^infty e^{-delta^2}$,we could take c to be large , then the constant term can be neglect, or I did integration wrong ...
$endgroup$
– ShaoyuPei
Jan 2 at 13:19














$begingroup$
Well, with what your wrote in your OP, you get $ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+m)$. so since $mgeq 1$ in the book ($m,n$ are integers, right, and "your" $m$ is their $sqrt{n}+sqrt{m}$), you do have $ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+m) leq ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+1)m = c'm$, setting $c'stackrel{rm def}{=} ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+1)$.
$endgroup$
– Clement C.
Jan 2 at 13:52






$begingroup$
Well, with what your wrote in your OP, you get $ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+m)$. so since $mgeq 1$ in the book ($m,n$ are integers, right, and "your" $m$ is their $sqrt{n}+sqrt{m}$), you do have $ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+m) leq ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+1)m = c'm$, setting $c'stackrel{rm def}{=} ccdot(frac{sqrt{pi}}{2}+1)$.
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The inequality is false. For example if $Z$ has uniform distribution on $(0,1)$ and $X=cZ+cm$ then the hypothesis reduces to $P(Z>t) leq 2e^{-t^{2}}$ or $1-t leq 2e^{-t^{2}}$ for $tin (0,1)$ which can be proved easily by writing the inequality as $e^{t^{2}}(1-t)-2leq 0$. [ The left side is decreasing and it has the value $-1$ at $t=0$]. Note that $EX=frac c 2 +cm>cm$ if $c>0$.






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    The inequality is false. For example if $Z$ has uniform distribution on $(0,1)$ and $X=cZ+cm$ then the hypothesis reduces to $P(Z>t) leq 2e^{-t^{2}}$ or $1-t leq 2e^{-t^{2}}$ for $tin (0,1)$ which can be proved easily by writing the inequality as $e^{t^{2}}(1-t)-2leq 0$. [ The left side is decreasing and it has the value $-1$ at $t=0$]. Note that $EX=frac c 2 +cm>cm$ if $c>0$.






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      The inequality is false. For example if $Z$ has uniform distribution on $(0,1)$ and $X=cZ+cm$ then the hypothesis reduces to $P(Z>t) leq 2e^{-t^{2}}$ or $1-t leq 2e^{-t^{2}}$ for $tin (0,1)$ which can be proved easily by writing the inequality as $e^{t^{2}}(1-t)-2leq 0$. [ The left side is decreasing and it has the value $-1$ at $t=0$]. Note that $EX=frac c 2 +cm>cm$ if $c>0$.






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        The inequality is false. For example if $Z$ has uniform distribution on $(0,1)$ and $X=cZ+cm$ then the hypothesis reduces to $P(Z>t) leq 2e^{-t^{2}}$ or $1-t leq 2e^{-t^{2}}$ for $tin (0,1)$ which can be proved easily by writing the inequality as $e^{t^{2}}(1-t)-2leq 0$. [ The left side is decreasing and it has the value $-1$ at $t=0$]. Note that $EX=frac c 2 +cm>cm$ if $c>0$.






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        The inequality is false. For example if $Z$ has uniform distribution on $(0,1)$ and $X=cZ+cm$ then the hypothesis reduces to $P(Z>t) leq 2e^{-t^{2}}$ or $1-t leq 2e^{-t^{2}}$ for $tin (0,1)$ which can be proved easily by writing the inequality as $e^{t^{2}}(1-t)-2leq 0$. [ The left side is decreasing and it has the value $-1$ at $t=0$]. Note that $EX=frac c 2 +cm>cm$ if $c>0$.







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