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A simple proof of the characteristic function of Student's $t$-distribution

Statistics Theory 2019-12-04 v1 Statistics Theory

Abstract

This note presents a simple proof of the characteristic function of Student's tt-distribution. The method of proof, which involves finding a differential equation satisfied by the characteristic function, is applicable to many other distributions.

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@article{arxiv.1912.01245,
  title  = {A simple proof of the characteristic function of Student's $t$-distribution},
  author = {Robert E. Gaunt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.01245},
  year   = {2019}
}

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3 pages. To appear in Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, 2019+