Monday, 3 December 2018

probability theory - Prove that F: mathbbRtomathbbR nondecreasing, right continous and goes to 1/0 in infty/-infty is a CDF for a random variable X




Prove that F: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} nondecreasing, right continous, \lim_{t \to -\infty} F(t) = 0, \lim_{t \to \infty} F(t) = 1 is a CDF for some random variable X, i.e. there exists random variable X such that F_X = F where F_X denotes CDF of X.



The hint was to look onto \left(\Omega=(0,1), \mathcal{F}=\mathcal{B}((0,1)), \lambda_{|(0,1)}\right).



I know that CDF of any random variable has those properties, but I fail to see how to link F_X with F.


Answer



For \omega \in (0,1) define X(\omega)=\inf \{t: F(t) \geq \omega\}. First note that F(t) \geq \omega\} implies that X(\omega) \leq t.



Now suppose F(t) <\omega. Then F(s) <\omega for all s \leq t. This implies that X(\omega) \geq t. In other words $X(\omega) implies F(t) \geq \omega.




Thus P(X\leq t) \leq\lambda((0,F(t)])=F(t) or F_X(t) \leq F(t). Also F_X(t-) \leq F(t). These two inequalities imply that F_X(t)=F(t) at all points where F_X is continuous. Since both of these are right-continuous function it follows that F_X=F.


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