I was working on a research project that involves taking the integral of
(n−1)+∞∫−∞Φ(x)n−2ϕ(x)2dx,
where Φ(.) is the CDF for standard normal, ϕ the PDF, α>0 and n∈Z and n>3.
Eventually, I wish to show that the whole expression decreases monotonically as n increases.
Any help on this will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Answer
An integration by parts using u=φ and v′=(n−1)φΦn−2, hence u′(x)=−xφ(x) and v=Φn−1, shows that the nth term is An=∫Rxφ(x)Φ(x)n−1dx=∫∞0xφ(x)Bn(Φ(x))dx,
where Bn(t)=tn−1−(1−t)n−1.
For every t in (12,1) and every n⩾3, Bn(t)−Bn−1(t)=t(1−t)((1−t)n−3−tn−3)⩽0,
hence An⩽An−1, that is, the sequence (An)n⩾2 is non increasing.
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