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 assumption is
Probability Theory: Linearity of Expectations
Sep 9, 2025 · -1 The Linearity of Expectation is a result of the Law of Total Probability. In this case, we have a discrete probability distribution, so...
Expectation of an absolute value - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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"expectation of sum is sum of expectation", is this claim true? if yes ...
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, 10 months ago
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 the PDF itself? …
Calculate expectation of a geometric random variable
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, …
Intuitive explanation of the tower property of conditional expectation
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 …
Tail sum for expectation - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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Proof of the Law of Total Expectation for random vectors?
Sep 11, 2025 · Here provides an informal proof of the Law of Total Expectation (also called Tower Property or Tower Law) for random variables. How can we give a rigorous proof for the random …
probability - Expectation of maximum of n i.i.d random variables ...
Jul 27, 2019 · Expectation of maximum of n i.i.d random variables Ask Question Asked 6 years, 7 months ago Modified 2 years ago