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Chapter 7: Q. 7.2 (page 359)
7.2. Suppose that is a continuous random variable with
density function . Show that is minimized
when is equal to the median of .
Hint: Write
Now break up the integral into the regions where
and where , and differentiate.
Differentiate respective to is proved as minimized equal to the median.
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