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## Expectation value
-The **expectation value** $\mathbf{E}(X)$ of a random variable $X$
+The **expectation value** $\mathbf{E}[X]$ of a random variable $X$
can be defined in the familiar way, as the sum/integral
of every possible value of $X$ mutliplied by the corresponding probability (density).
For continuous and discrete sample spaces $\Omega$, respectively:
$$\begin{aligned}
- \mathbf{E}(X)
+ \mathbf{E}[X]
= \int_{-\infty}^\infty x \: f_X(x) \dd{x}
\qquad \mathrm{or} \qquad
- \mathbf{E}(X)
+ \mathbf{E}[X]
= \sum_{i = 1}^N x_i \: P(X \!=\! x_i)
\end{aligned}$$
However, $f_X(x)$ is not guaranteed to exist,
and the distinction between continuous and discrete is cumbersome.
-A more general definition of $\mathbf{E}(X)$
+A more general definition of $\mathbf{E}[X]$
is the following Lebesgue-Stieltjes integral,
since $F_X(x)$ always exists:
$$\begin{aligned}
- \mathbf{E}(X)
+ \mathbf{E}[X]
= \int_{-\infty}^\infty x \dd{F_X(x)}
\end{aligned}$$
@@ -147,25 +147,25 @@ This is valid for any sample space $\Omega$.
Or, equivalently, a Lebesgue integral can be used:
$$\begin{aligned}
- \mathbf{E}(X)
+ \mathbf{E}[X]
= \int_\Omega X(\omega) \dd{P(\omega)}
\end{aligned}$$
An expectation value defined in this way has many useful properties,
most notably linearity.
-We can also define the familiar **variance** $\mathbf{V}(X)$
+We can also define the familiar **variance** $\mathbf{V}[X]$
of a random variable $X$ as follows:
$$\begin{aligned}
- \mathbf{V}(X)
- = \mathbf{E}\big( (X - \mathbf{E}(X))^2 \big)
- = \mathbf{E}(X^2) - \big(\mathbf{E}(X)\big)^2
+ \mathbf{V}[X]
+ = \mathbf{E}\big[ (X - \mathbf{E}[X])^2 \big]
+ = \mathbf{E}[X^2] - \big(\mathbf{E}[X]\big)^2
\end{aligned}$$
## References
-1. U.F. Thygesen,
+1. U.H. Thygesen,
*Lecture notes on diffusions and stochastic differential equations*,
2021, Polyteknisk Kompendie.