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This is about Proposition 7.4 here. I think there is a slight error in the proof of this proposition. Basically, authors have taken $g$ to be the odd part of the function $f$. Due to which we can say that $\mathbb{E}[g] = 0$, $\operatorname{Inf}_{i}(g) \leq \operatorname{Inf}_{i}(f)$ for all $i$, and $S_{\rho}(f) \geq S_{\rho}(g) = -S_{-\rho}(g)$.

So, applying MIS on $g$, we get

$S_{\rho}(g) \leq 1 - \frac{2}{\pi}\arccos(\rho) + \epsilon$ for $\rho$ from 0 to 1.

which implies

$-S_{-\rho}(g) \geq -\left(1 - \frac{2}{\pi}\arccos(-\rho) + \epsilon\right)$ for $\rho$ from -1 to 0.

Therefore,

$$S_{\rho}(f) \geq -1 - \frac{2}{\pi}\arccos(\rho) - \epsilon$$

But in the statement of the proposition, authors have written $S_{\rho}(f) \geq 1 - \frac{2}{\pi}\arccos(\rho) - \epsilon$. Is it really an error? Or I am missing something?

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"So, applying MIS on $g$"

To apply the Majority is Stablest theorem, you need to apply it to a non-negative parameter $\rho'\in[0,1)$ (read the statement of the theorem). Since in Proposition 7.3 the parameter $\rho\in(-1,0]$ is non-positive, this means you here apply it to $\rho' \stackrel{\rm def}{=} -\rho\in[0,1)$, giving $$\mathbb{S}_{-\rho}(g) \leq 1-\frac{2}{\pi}\arccos(-\rho)+\epsilon = -1+\frac{2}{\pi}\arccos(\rho)+\epsilon$$ using that $\arccos x+\arccos(-x) = \pi$ for all $x$ (This may very well be the part you are missing. $\arccos$ is not an odd function). Then $$\mathbb{S}_{\rho}(f) \geq -\mathbb{S}_{-\rho}(g) \geq -\left(-1+\frac{2}{\pi}\arccos(\rho)+\epsilon\right) = 1-\frac{2}{\pi}\arccos(\rho)-\epsilon$$ as stated.

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  • $\begingroup$ Thanks. You are right, I was considering arccos odd function. Stupid mistake. $\endgroup$ Dec 15, 2017 at 11:34

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