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We give sufficient conditions for a probability distribution function to be logarithmically concave. The limiting behaviour of corresponding inequalities is discussed.
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Merkle, M. (1998). Logarithmic Concavity of Distribution Functions. In: Milovanović, G.V. (eds) Recent Progress in Inequalities. Mathematics and Its Applications, vol 430. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9086-0_30
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