Inverse Gaussian sum closure

ID: inverse-gaussian-sum-closure

In the parametrization with density proportional to , the Inverse Gaussian distribution has cumulant-generating function . For independent copies, the average has this same family with parameters , while the sum has parameters . These assertions follow by multiplying moment-generating functions and scaling the density. The more usual mean parameter is , so the sum has mean and shape .

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