
The expectation of an expectation - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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 …
Difference between logarithm of an expectation value and …
Difference between logarithm of an expectation value and expectation value of a logarithm Ask Question Asked 14 years, 10 months ago Modified 10 years, 11 months ago
Intuitive explanation of the tower property of conditional …
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 …
Calculate expectation of a geometric random variable
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" …
Expectation of an exponential function - Mathematics Stack …
Dec 14, 2012 · 6 Why is the expectation of an exponential function: $$\mathbb {E} [\exp (A x)] = \exp ( (1/2) A^2)\,?$$ I am struggling to find references that shows this, can anyone help me …
Expectation of sample variance - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Feb 8, 2021 · Expectation of sample variance Ask Question Asked 4 years, 11 months ago Modified 1 year, 8 months ago
probability - Expectation, variance and indicator variables ...
Feb 17, 2015 · Expectation, variance and indicator variables Ask Question Asked 10 years, 10 months ago Modified 2 years, 10 months ago
Tail sum for expectation - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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probability - Infinite expected value of a random variable ...
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 …
What is the difference between Average and Expected value?
Average is essentially expected value. Except I tend to use (IMHO ) average for simple average I.e expected value of X say, whilst expected value is usually a function. But your right, for …