Compare two distributions based on various characteristics of their tails, including moments, ratios of moments, limiting tail behavior, hazard rate functions, and mean excess functions.
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Heavier tail = larger moments, faster-growing moment ratios, slower-decaying survival, decreasing or flatter hazard, increasing mean excess. Existence of moments: if is infinite for some, the tail is heavier than any distribution with all moments finite. Limit ratio test: if, then has the heavier tail. Hazard rate: decreasing or smaller...
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