Oct 21, 2020 · This may seem trivial but just to confirm, as the expected value is a constant, this implies that the expectation of an expectation is just itself. It would be useful to know if this …

Dec 13, 2013 · 2 A clever solution to find the expected value of a geometric r.v. is those employed in this video lecture of the MITx course "Introduction to Probability: Part 1 - The Fundamentals" …

Difference between logarithm of an expectation value and expectation value of a logarithm Ask Question Asked 14 years, 9 months ago Modified 10 years, 9 months ago

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Nov 17, 2012 · The term I've come across for such variables is that their distributions have a "too fat tail", signifying that high-value outcomes have such a big probability that even though it all …

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Jan 25, 2018 · The expected value of a function can be found by integrating the product of the function with the probability density function (PDF). What if I want to find the expected value of …

Oct 31, 2012 · As far as resources go, I remember learning things like this variously from "Art and Craft of Problem Solving", Art of Problem Solving's "Introduction to" and "Intermediate …

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The second term is such because $E (X)$ is a constant, and the expectation of a constant is the constant itself (same for the last term ($E (X))^2$) $=E (X^2)-2 (E (X))^2+ (E (X))^2=E (X^2)- …