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    Variation comparison between the FF-distribution and the normal distribution

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    Let Xd1,d2X_{d_1,d_2} be an FF-random variable with numerator and denominator degrees of freedom d1d_1 and d2d_2, respectively. We investigate the inequality: P{∣Xd1,d2βˆ’E[Xd1,d2]βˆ£β‰€Var(Xd1,d2)}β‰₯P{∣Wβˆ’E[W]βˆ£β‰€Var(W)}P\{|X_{d_1,d_2}-E[X_{d_1,d_2}]|\le \sqrt{{\rm Var}(X_{d_1,d_2})}\}\ge P\{|W-E[W]|\le \sqrt{{\rm Var}(W)}\}, where WW is a standard normal random variable or a Ο‡2(d1)\chi^2(d_1) random variable. We prove that this inequality holds for d1∈{1,2,3,4}d_1\in\{1,2,3,4\} and 5≀d2∈N5\le d_2\in\mathbb{N}
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