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 assumption is

May 19, 2019 · "expectation of sum is sum of expectation", is this claim true? if yes, how to justify this claim? Ask Question Asked 6 years, 9 months ago Modified 1 year, 11 months ago

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 the PDF itself? …

Jun 16, 2025 · I like this Stats SE answer which (a) points out the problem with the abstract Kolmogorov definition of conditional probability being arbitrary on a set of positive measure and (b) explains how …

Dec 13, 2013 · 3 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" (by the way, …

Dec 22, 2020 · I have an equation that requires taking the natural log of a random variable. When trying to figure out how to evaluate the expression, I came across this paper: Y. W. Teh, D. Newman and …

May 27, 2011 · I understand how to define conditional expectation and how to prove that it exists. Further, I think I understand what conditional expectation means intuitively. I can also prove the …

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