The moment generating function is analytic #
The moment generating function mgf X μ of a random variable X with respect to a measure μ
is analytic on the interior of integrableExpSet X μ, the interval on which it is defined.
Main results #
analyticOn_mgf: the moment generating function is analytic on the interior of the interval on which it is defined.iteratedDeriv_mgf: the n-th derivative of the mgf attisμ[X ^ n * exp (t * X)].analyticOn_cgf: the cumulant generating function is analytic on the interior of the intervalintegrableExpSet X μ.
For t : ℝ with t ∈ interior (integrableExpSet X μ), the derivative of the function
x ↦ μ[X ^ n * exp (x * X)] at t is μ[X ^ (n + 1) * exp (t * X)].
For t ∈ interior (integrableExpSet X μ), the derivative of mgf X μ at t is
μ[X * exp (t * X)].
For t ∈ interior (integrableExpSet X μ), the n-th derivative of mgf X μ at t is
μ[X ^ n * exp (t * X)].
The derivatives of the moment generating function at zero are the moments.
For t ∈ interior (integrableExpSet X μ), the derivative of mgf X μ at t is
μ[X * exp (t * X)].
The moment generating function is analytic at every t ∈ interior (integrableExpSet X μ).
The moment generating function is analytic on the interior of the interval on which it is defined.
The cumulant generating function is analytic on the interior of the interval
integrableExpSet X μ.