The infimum values of three probability functions for the Laplace distribution and the student's $t$ distribution

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Authors: Rong-Sheng Hu, Ze-Chun Hu, Zhen Huang, Mu-Xuan Li
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Abstract

Let $\{X_α\}$ be a family of random variables satisfying some distribution with a parameter $α$, $E(X_α)$ be the expectation, and $Var(X_α)$ be the variance. In this paper, we study the infimum values of three probability functions: $P(X_α\leq y E(X_α))$, $P\left(|X_α-E(X_α)|\leq y\sqrt{Var(X_α)}\right)$ and $P\left(|X_α-E(X_α)|\geq y\sqrt{Var(X_α)}\right), \forall y>0$, with respect to the parameter $α$ for the Laplace distribution and the student's $t$ distribution. Our motivation comes from three former conjectures: Chvátal's conjecture, Tomaszewski's conjecture and Hitczenko-Kwapień's conjecture.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Probability and Statistical Research Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications Probability and Risk Models

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Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
6 February 2026
Document type
Preprint