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Random variables and expectation

Distributions, expected value, variance, linearity of expectation.

A random variable is a number attached to each outcome; its expectation is the probability-weighted average, and expectation is linear even when the variables are dependent. Picture it: the distribution as a bar chart, the mean as its balance point. Think it: expectation is an integral against the probability measure.

Arbejdstxrd eksempel · 10 * 1/2

Arithmetic · Arithmetic

Evaluate 10 * 1/2

\frac{10}{2}

Trin for trin

  1. 10 \cdot 1 \cdot \frac{1}{2} = 5

    Multiply: 10·1(1/2) = 5.

Afslør svaret
5

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Hvordan: Random variables and expectation

  1. Multiply: 10·1(1/2) = 5.

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