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April, 1988 The Cube of a Normal Distribution is Indeterminate
Christian Berg
Ann. Probab. 16(2): 910-913 (April, 1988). DOI: 10.1214/aop/1176991795

Abstract

It is established that if $X$ is a stochastic variable with a normal distribution, then $X^{2n+1}$ has an indeterminate distribution for $n \geq 1$. Furthermore, the distribution of $|X|^\alpha$ is determinate for $0 < \alpha \leq 4$ while indeterminate for $\alpha > 4$.

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Christian Berg. "The Cube of a Normal Distribution is Indeterminate." Ann. Probab. 16 (2) 910 - 913, April, 1988. https://doi.org/10.1214/aop/1176991795

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Published: April, 1988
First available in Project Euclid: 19 April 2007

zbMATH: 0645.60018
MathSciNet: MR929086
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aop/1176991795

Subjects:
Primary: 60E05
Secondary: 44A60

Keywords: Determinate and indeterminate distributions , normal distribution , powers of a normal distribution

Rights: Copyright © 1988 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.16 • No. 2 • April, 1988
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