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\section{Normal}
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\subsection{problem 21}
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\input{problems/21}
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\subsection{problem 26}
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\input{problems/26}
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\subsection{problem 35}
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(a)
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Let's begin calculating the second derivative of the standard Normal PDF
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$$
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\Phi(z) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}} \, e^{-z^2/2}
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$$
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$$
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\Phi^{'}(z) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}} e^{-z^2/2} \frac{(-2z)}{2} = -\frac{z}{\sqrt{2\pi}} \, e^{-z^2/2}
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$$
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\begin{equation*}
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\begin{split}
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\Phi^{''}(z)
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&= -\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}} \left[ e^{-z^2/2} + z e^{-z^2/2} \frac{(-2z)}{2} \right] \\
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&= \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}} e^{-z^2/2} (z^2 - 1)
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\end{split}
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\end{equation*}
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The second derivative of the PDF is zero at the points of inflection $z_\mathrm{inf}$.
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\Phi^{''}(z_\mathrm{inf}) = 0
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$$
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z_\mathrm{inf}^2-1 = 0
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$$
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$$
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z_\mathrm{inf} = \pm 1
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$$
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The points of inflection of the standard Normal PDF are at $-1$ and $+1$.
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(b)
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Let $Z \sim \mathcal{N}(0,1)$ and $X \sim \mathcal{N}(\mu,\sigma^2)$.
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We can relate $X$ to $Z$ by the location-scale transformation
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X = \mu + \sigma Z
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$$
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Substituting $Z = \pm 1$ into the above relation, we have that the points of inflection of the $\mathcal{N}(\mu,\sigma^2)$ PDF are at $(\mu-\sigma)$ and $(\mu+\sigma)$.

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