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Does the inequality $E[X^3] \geq E[X]E[X^2]$ hold for non-negative random variable $X$? [duplicate]

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My intuition says no, but I couldn't propose a clean counterexample:for example, for any binary r.v. $P[X = a] = p, P[X = b] = 1 - p$ where $a, b > 0$, I found that$$E[X^3] - E[X]E[X^2] = p(1 - p)(a + b)(a - b)^2 > 0,$$which validates the inequality.

Could anyone give me a counterexample, or prove it (if it is indeed true)?


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