
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
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 …
Difference between logarithm of an expectation value and expectation ...
Difference between logarithm of an expectation value and expectation value of a logarithm Ask Question Asked 14 years, 10 months ago Modified 10 years, 10 months ago
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" (by the way, …
Expectation of the square of a geometric random variable
Apr 12, 2017 · I think you mean the expectation of the square of a geometric random variable. "Expectation squared ____" would seem to mean "square of expectation ____".
Mean, Expected Value, or Expectation of a Constant?
Mean, Expected Value, or Expectation of a Constant? Ask Question Asked 12 years ago Modified 6 years ago
Expectation of an absolute value - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Nov 21, 2025 · For a standard normal distribution (mean zero, standard deviation 1), the difference between two samples is also normal with mean zero, standard deviation $\sqrt2$. To get the …
Proof of the tower property for conditional expectations
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Expected Value of a Binomial distribution? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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 Counting and …
Expectation of sample variance - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Feb 8, 2021 · Expectation of sample variance Ask Question Asked 4 years, 10 months ago Modified 1 year, 7 months ago