English

The Gaussian product inequality conjecture for multinomial covariances

Probability 2023-08-24 v4 Statistics Theory Statistics Theory

Abstract

In this short note, we find an equivalent combinatorial condition only involving finite sums under which a centered Gaussian random vector with multinomial covariance matrix satisfies the Gaussian product inequality (GPI) conjecture. These covariance matrices are relevant since their off-diagonal elements are negative, which is the hardest case to cover for the GPI conjecture, as mentioned by [Russell, O., \& Sun, W. 2022. Some new {G}aussian product inequalities. {\em J. Math. Anal. Appl.}, {\bf 515}(2), Paper No. 126439, 21 pp.].

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.2209.01505,
  title  = {The Gaussian product inequality conjecture for multinomial covariances},
  author = {Frédéric Ouimet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.01505},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

8 pages, 0 figures