This is a follow up to my previous question:
I am now wanting to establish a follow up to the above problem. Specifically, if X is a nonnegative random variable and g:R→R is a nonnegative, strictly increasing, differentiable function, then
Eg(X)<∞⟺∞∑n=1g′(n)P(X>n)<∞
I believe I can show the inequality when g(x)=xp for p∈N, but the case of a general g is more mysterious to me.
My attempt for the converse proceeds in the following way: If you assume that the series converges then (by the linked question)
Eg(X)=g(0)+∫∞0g′(X)P(X>x)dx=g(0)+∞∑n=0∫n+1ng′(x)P(X>x)dx≤g(0)+∞∑n=0(g′(n+1)+g′(n))P(X>n)=g(0)+(∞∑n=0g′(n+1)P(X>n))+(∞∑n=0g′(n)P(X>n)).
However I am unsure how to proceed from here. I don't see how the middle series would converge without more assumptions on g.
Any help with the equivalence in general would be appreciated.
Answer
This answer elaborates on my comments (to show the claim is false): Define g:[0,∞)→R by
g(x)=1+x+12πcos(2πx+π/2)
Then
g′(x)=1−sin(2πx+π/2)≥0∀x≥0
and for n≥0 we get
g′(n)=0 if and only if n is an integer
It follows that g is nonnegative and strictly increasing over x≥0.
Furthermore g(x)≥1+x−1/(2π)≥x and so
g(x)≥x∀x≥0
Let X be any nonnegative random variable that satisfies E[X]=∞. We get:
g(X)≥X⟹E[g(X)]≥E[X]=∞
but
∞∑n=1g′(n)P[X>n]=0
You can easily extend g to have domain over all real numbers while preserving the non negativity and strictly increasing properties.
*Note: This shows that one direction of the "if and only if" claim is false. The pre-kidney answer shows the other direction is also false.
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