Chebyshev inequality
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
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for finite monotone sequences
The inequality
Chebyshev's inequality for monotone functions is the inequality
where and are either both increasing or both decreasing on .
The inequalities were established by P.L. Chebyshev in 1882.
Comments
It is not important that and be non-negative. The proof consists of simply integrating the non-negative function over the square .
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Chebyshev inequality. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Chebyshev_inequality&oldid=15534
Chebyshev inequality. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Chebyshev_inequality&oldid=15534
This article was adapted from an original article by V.I. Bityutskov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article