Quadrant dependence of Nelsen's family 17 #
The inverse generator of family 17 is ψ(s) = (1 + d e^{-s})^q - 1 with q = -1/θ and
d = 2^{-θ} - 1, so that q d > 0. With E = e^{-s} and B = 1 + d E one finds
ψ ψ'' - ψ'² = q d E B^{q-2} (B^q - 1 - q (B - 1)). By Bernoulli's inequality the bracket is
strictly positive for q < 0 and q > 1, and strictly negative for 0 < q < 1. Hence:
θ > 0(q < 0) and-1 < θ < 0(q > 1): PQD and not NQD;θ < -1(0 < q < 1): NQD and not PQD;θ = -1: independence.