Definition 9.4.17 ($K$-sub-Gaussian random variable). A real-valued random variable $X$ is $K$-sub-Gaussian if for every $t \ge 0$, $\mathbb{P}(|X - \mathbb{E} X| \ge t) \le 2 \exp(-t^2 / K^2)$.
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Sub-Gaussian tail bound around an arbitrary center $m$: for every $t \ge 0$, $\mathbb{P}(|X - m| \ge t) \le 2 \exp(-t^2 / K^2)$.
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$\mathrm{med}$ is a median of $X$ if $\mathbb{P}(X \ge \mathrm{med}) \ge 1/2$ and $\mathbb{P}(X \le \mathrm{med}) \ge 1/2$.
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Lemma 9.4.20 (first part). For a $K$-sub-Gaussian tail bound about a point $m$, any median $\mathrm{med}$ of $X$ satisfies $|\mathrm{med} - m| \le \sqrt{2 \log 2} \cdot K$.
Lemma 9.4.20 (second part). For a $K$-sub-Gaussian tail bound about $m$, $|\mathbb{E}[X] - m| \le \sqrt{\pi} \cdot K$. The proof integrates the Gaussian tail bound.
Moment bound for sub-Gaussian random variables: $\mathbb{E}|X - m|^p \le (3K\sqrt{p})^p$ for every $p \ge 1$.
$L^p$ form of the sub-Gaussian moment bound: $\| X - m \|_{L^p} \le C K \sqrt{p}$ for an absolute constant $C$.
Recentering a sub-Gaussian tail bound: if $X$ has a $K$-sub-Gaussian tail about $m$ and $|m' - m| \le AK$, then $X$ also has a sub-Gaussian tail about $m'$ with a constant $c > 0$ depending on $A$.
Lemma 9.4.20 (combined statement). For a $K$-sub-Gaussian tail bound about $m$: (i) any median is within $\sqrt{2 \log 2}\, K$ of $m$; (ii) the mean is within $\sqrt{\pi}\, K$ of $m$; (iii) the $L^p$ norm $\|X - m\|_{L^p}$ is bounded by $C K \sqrt{p}$; (iv) the tail bound persists when recentering to any nearby $m'$.