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  1. 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 …

  2. 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" …

  3. 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 …

  4. 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, 9 months ago Modified 10 years, 10 months ago

  5. 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 …

  6. Expected Value of a Binomial distribution? - Mathematics Stack …

    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 …

  7. expectation - What is the expected value of a probability density ...

    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 …

  8. Proof of the tower property for conditional expectations

    Mar 1, 2015 · probability-theory conditional-expectation See similar questions with these tags.

  9. Expectation of a log random variable - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    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. …

  10. Expectation in measure theory - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Aug 20, 2015 · Expectation in measure theory Ask Question Asked 10 years, 3 months ago Modified 2 years, 8 months ago