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We say that X is stochastically larger than Y, written X ≥s...

We say that $X$ is stochastically larger than $Y$, written $X \geq_{s t} Y$, if for all $t$, $$ P\{X>t\} \geq P\{Y>t] $$ Show that if $X \geq_{s t} Y$, then $E[X] \geq E[Y]$ when (a) $X$ and $Y$ are nonnegative random variables; (b) $X$ and $Y$ are arbitrary random variables. HINT: Write $X$ as $$ X=X^{+}-X^{-} $$ where $$ X^{+}=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} X & \text { if } X \geq 0 \\ 0 & \text { if } X<0 \end{array}, \quad X^{-}=\left\{\begin{aligned} 0 & \text { if } X \geq 0 \\ -X & \text { if } X<0 \end{aligned}\right.\right. $$ Similarly, represent $Y$ as $Y^{+}-Y^{-}$. Then make use of part (a).

We say that $X$ is stochastically larger than $Y$, written $X \geq_{s t} Y$, if for all $t$,
$$
P\{X>t\} \geq P\{Y>t]
$$
Show that if $X \geq_{s t} Y$, then $E[X] \geq E[Y]$ when
(a) $X$ and $Y$ are nonnegative random variables;
(b) $X$ and $Y$ are arbitrary random variables.
HINT: Write $X$ as
$$
X=X^{+}-X^{-}
$$
where
$$
X^{+}=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}
X & \text { if } X \geq 0 \\
0 & \text { if } X<0
\end{array}, \quad X^{-}=\left\{\begin{aligned}
0 & \text { if } X \geq 0 \\
-X & \text { if } X<0
\end{aligned}\right.\right.
$$
Similarly, represent $Y$ as $Y^{+}-Y^{-}$. Then make use of part (a).

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