If $P(X = c) > 0$ show that $F_{X}$ is discontinuous at $c$
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Let $(Omega, mathcal{F}, mathbb P)$ and $c in mathbb R$ so that $mathbb P(X = c) > 0$
Show that the distribution function $F_{X}$ of $X$ has a point of discontinuity at $c$.
My ideas:
Since $F_{X}$ is left-continuous by definition we need to look at the right-hand side. Let $epsilon > 0$
Note that $F_{X}(c+ epsilon)=mathbb P(X leq c + epsilon)=mathbb P(X<c+epsilon)+mathbb P(X=c+epsilon)$ and then I want to introduce $delta in (0, epsilon)$ so that $mathbb P(X leq c + epsilon)geqmathbb P(X<c+delta)+mathbb P(X=c+epsilon)$ and then letting $epsilon to 0$ we have
$P(X<c+delta)+mathbb P(X=c+epsilon)to P(X < c + delta)+P(X=c) >P(X < c + delta)geq P(Xleq c)$
I am unsure about the above, because since I have let $epsilon to 0$, does that mean by definition of $delta$ that $delta to 0$?
I am also struggling to find a case where the converse does not hold, i.e. if $F_{X}$ has a point of discontinuity at $c$ then $mathbb P (X=c)leq0$.
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Let $(Omega, mathcal{F}, mathbb P)$ and $c in mathbb R$ so that $mathbb P(X = c) > 0$
Show that the distribution function $F_{X}$ of $X$ has a point of discontinuity at $c$.
My ideas:
Since $F_{X}$ is left-continuous by definition we need to look at the right-hand side. Let $epsilon > 0$
Note that $F_{X}(c+ epsilon)=mathbb P(X leq c + epsilon)=mathbb P(X<c+epsilon)+mathbb P(X=c+epsilon)$ and then I want to introduce $delta in (0, epsilon)$ so that $mathbb P(X leq c + epsilon)geqmathbb P(X<c+delta)+mathbb P(X=c+epsilon)$ and then letting $epsilon to 0$ we have
$P(X<c+delta)+mathbb P(X=c+epsilon)to P(X < c + delta)+P(X=c) >P(X < c + delta)geq P(Xleq c)$
I am unsure about the above, because since I have let $epsilon to 0$, does that mean by definition of $delta$ that $delta to 0$?
I am also struggling to find a case where the converse does not hold, i.e. if $F_{X}$ has a point of discontinuity at $c$ then $mathbb P (X=c)leq0$.
probability-theory probability-distributions discontinuous-functions
asked Dec 2 '18 at 22:04
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$F_X(c + r) - F_X(c-r) = P(X in (c-r, c + r]) geq P(X = c),$ then let $r to 0.$ QED
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– Will M.
Dec 2 '18 at 22:27
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Let $(Omega, mathcal{F}, mathbb P)$ and $c in mathbb R$ so that $mathbb P(X = c) > 0$
Show that the distribution function $F_{X}$ of $X$ has a point of discontinuity at $c$.
My ideas:
Since $F_{X}$ is left-continuous by definition we need to look at the right-hand side. Let $epsilon > 0$
Note that $F_{X}(c+ epsilon)=mathbb P(X leq c + epsilon)=mathbb P(X<c+epsilon)+mathbb P(X=c+epsilon)$ and then I want to introduce $delta in (0, epsilon)$ so that $mathbb P(X leq c + epsilon)geqmathbb P(X<c+delta)+mathbb P(X=c+epsilon)$ and then letting $epsilon to 0$ we have
$P(X<c+delta)+mathbb P(X=c+epsilon)to P(X < c + delta)+P(X=c) >P(X < c + delta)geq P(Xleq c)$
I am unsure about the above, because since I have let $epsilon to 0$, does that mean by definition of $delta$ that $delta to 0$?
I am also struggling to find a case where the converse does not hold, i.e. if $F_{X}$ has a point of discontinuity at $c$ then $mathbb P (X=c)leq0$.
probability-theory probability-distributions discontinuous-functions
asked Dec 2 '18 at 22:04
SABOYSABOY
614311
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Let $(Omega, mathcal{F}, mathbb P)$ and $c in mathbb R$ so that $mathbb P(X = c) > 0$
Show that the distribution function $F_{X}$ of $X$ has a point of discontinuity at $c$.
My ideas:
Since $F_{X}$ is left-continuous by definition we need to look at the right-hand side. Let $epsilon > 0$
Note that $F_{X}(c+ epsilon)=mathbb P(X leq c + epsilon)=mathbb P(X<c+epsilon)+mathbb P(X=c+epsilon)$ and then I want to introduce $delta in (0, epsilon)$ so that $mathbb P(X leq c + epsilon)geqmathbb P(X<c+delta)+mathbb P(X=c+epsilon)$ and then letting $epsilon to 0$ we have
$P(X<c+delta)+mathbb P(X=c+epsilon)to P(X < c + delta)+P(X=c) >P(X < c + delta)geq P(Xleq c)$
I am unsure about the above, because since I have let $epsilon to 0$, does that mean by definition of $delta$ that $delta to 0$?
I am also struggling to find a case where the converse does not hold, i.e. if $F_{X}$ has a point of discontinuity at $c$ then $mathbb P (X=c)leq0$.
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$F_X(c + r) - F_X(c-r) = P(X in (c-r, c + r]) geq P(X = c),$ then let $r to 0.$ QED
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$F_X(c + r) - F_X(c-r) = P(X in (c-r, c + r]) geq P(X = c),$ then let $r to 0.$ QED
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– Will M.
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$F_X(c + r) - F_X(c-r) = P(X in (c-r, c + r]) geq P(X = c),$ then let $r to 0.$ QED
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– Will M.
Dec 2 '18 at 22:27
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$F_X(c + r) - F_X(c-r) = P(X in (c-r, c + r]) geq P(X = c),$ then let $r to 0.$ QED
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You have that $F_X(x) = Bbb P(X leq x)$. So $F_X$ is actually right-continuous instead of left-continuous, since if $x_n downarrow x$ then $[X leq x] = bigcap_{n} [X leq x_n]$ implies that $$Bbb P(X leq x) = Bbb Pleft(bigcap_n [X leq x_n]right) = lim_{n to +infty} Bbb P(X leq x_n) = lim_{n to +infty} F_X(x_n).$$It follows that $F_X(c^+) doteq lim_{x to c^+}F_X(x) = F_X(c)$, but you can't really say anything about the other limit. It follows from this that $Bbb P(a< X leq b) = F_X(b)-F_X(a)$, and so $$Bbb P(X = c) = F_X(c) - lim_{x to c^-}F_X(x).$$Then $Bbb P(X = c)=0$ if and only if $F_X(c) = lim_{xto c^-}F_X(x)$, which in view of the above, is equivalent to $F_X$ being continuous at $c$.
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You have that $F_X(x) = Bbb P(X leq x)$. So $F_X$ is actually right-continuous instead of left-continuous, since if $x_n downarrow x$ then $[X leq x] = bigcap_{n} [X leq x_n]$ implies that $$Bbb P(X leq x) = Bbb Pleft(bigcap_n [X leq x_n]right) = lim_{n to +infty} Bbb P(X leq x_n) = lim_{n to +infty} F_X(x_n).$$It follows that $F_X(c^+) doteq lim_{x to c^+}F_X(x) = F_X(c)$, but you can't really say anything about the other limit. It follows from this that $Bbb P(a< X leq b) = F_X(b)-F_X(a)$, and so $$Bbb P(X = c) = F_X(c) - lim_{x to c^-}F_X(x).$$Then $Bbb P(X = c)=0$ if and only if $F_X(c) = lim_{xto c^-}F_X(x)$, which in view of the above, is equivalent to $F_X$ being continuous at $c$.
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You have that $F_X(x) = Bbb P(X leq x)$. So $F_X$ is actually right-continuous instead of left-continuous, since if $x_n downarrow x$ then $[X leq x] = bigcap_{n} [X leq x_n]$ implies that $$Bbb P(X leq x) = Bbb Pleft(bigcap_n [X leq x_n]right) = lim_{n to +infty} Bbb P(X leq x_n) = lim_{n to +infty} F_X(x_n).$$It follows that $F_X(c^+) doteq lim_{x to c^+}F_X(x) = F_X(c)$, but you can't really say anything about the other limit. It follows from this that $Bbb P(a< X leq b) = F_X(b)-F_X(a)$, and so $$Bbb P(X = c) = F_X(c) - lim_{x to c^-}F_X(x).$$Then $Bbb P(X = c)=0$ if and only if $F_X(c) = lim_{xto c^-}F_X(x)$, which in view of the above, is equivalent to $F_X$ being continuous at $c$.
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You have that $F_X(x) = Bbb P(X leq x)$. So $F_X$ is actually right-continuous instead of left-continuous, since if $x_n downarrow x$ then $[X leq x] = bigcap_{n} [X leq x_n]$ implies that $$Bbb P(X leq x) = Bbb Pleft(bigcap_n [X leq x_n]right) = lim_{n to +infty} Bbb P(X leq x_n) = lim_{n to +infty} F_X(x_n).$$It follows that $F_X(c^+) doteq lim_{x to c^+}F_X(x) = F_X(c)$, but you can't really say anything about the other limit. It follows from this that $Bbb P(a< X leq b) = F_X(b)-F_X(a)$, and so $$Bbb P(X = c) = F_X(c) - lim_{x to c^-}F_X(x).$$Then $Bbb P(X = c)=0$ if and only if $F_X(c) = lim_{xto c^-}F_X(x)$, which in view of the above, is equivalent to $F_X$ being continuous at $c$.
answered Dec 2 '18 at 22:23
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You have that $F_X(x) = Bbb P(X leq x)$. So $F_X$ is actually right-continuous instead of left-continuous, since if $x_n downarrow x$ then $[X leq x] = bigcap_{n} [X leq x_n]$ implies that $$Bbb P(X leq x) = Bbb Pleft(bigcap_n [X leq x_n]right) = lim_{n to +infty} Bbb P(X leq x_n) = lim_{n to +infty} F_X(x_n).$$It follows that $F_X(c^+) doteq lim_{x to c^+}F_X(x) = F_X(c)$, but you can't really say anything about the other limit. It follows from this that $Bbb P(a< X leq b) = F_X(b)-F_X(a)$, and so $$Bbb P(X = c) = F_X(c) - lim_{x to c^-}F_X(x).$$Then $Bbb P(X = c)=0$ if and only if $F_X(c) = lim_{xto c^-}F_X(x)$, which in view of the above, is equivalent to $F_X$ being continuous at $c$.
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$F_X(c + r) - F_X(c-r) = P(X in (c-r, c + r]) geq P(X = c),$ then let $r to 0.$ QED
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