Questions tagged [expectation]
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How to link Wasserstein metric to the expectaion value or Euclidean metric?
I need to find an upper bound for Wasserstein between two distributions, $u$ and $v$. I have a bound for their expectation value ($E(u-v)<\delta$), I was wondering can I say
$W_2(u,v)\leq E(u-v)<...
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The maximum trace of a covariance can be achieved by a discrete random vector?
Given a random variable $X$, satifying $P(0\leq X \leq 1)=1$, and $\mathsf{E}[X^2] = \alpha$. We know its maximum variance $\text{Var}(X) = \alpha(1-\alpha)$ achived by a binary random variable $P(X =...
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Is $\lim_{s \rightarrow 1} E(f(X_s)) = \lim_{N \rightarrow \infty} \frac{1}{N} \sum_{k=1}^N f(k)$?
Let $s>1$ be a real number. We look at the zeta probability function / Zipf probability function defined as:
$$P(X = n) = \frac{1}{n^s \zeta(s)}$$
Suppose $f: \mathbb{N} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is ...
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Сonditional characteristics with respect to a discrete random variable [closed]
160 asymmetrical coins participate in the first roll. In the second roll, only those coins on which the "eagle" fell out in the first roll participate. It is known that the probability of an ...
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Integral form of expectation with respect to complex random variables [closed]
Let $h$ be a random variable and $g(h)$ be a real-valued function of $h$.
We know that if h is a real-random variable then:
$E_h[g(h)] = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} f(h) g(h) dh$ where f(h) is the PDF of ...
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Expected matrix created from two random orthogonal-projection matrices
Consider an arbitrary finite set of orthogonal-projection matrices (symmetric, idempotent, etc.) in $\mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$.
We draw two matrices $Q,P$ uniformly and i.i.d. from this set.
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Partial derivative of expectation and Stein's lemma
Currently, I am reading a paper about the Gaussian Process in Neural Network [1]. In the solution of the main result in this paper, the author applied Stein's lemma and claimed an equation about the ...
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Expected value of ceiling of a random variable
I have a continuous non-negative random variable $X \ge 0$ defined by a black-box cumulative distribution function $F(x) = \Pr [ X \le x ]$. In other words, I have an algorithm to calculate $F(x)$ for ...
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Concentration of number of vertices in convex hull of random points
Dwyer showed that given a set of $n$ points $P$ which were uniformly and independently sampled from the unit cube $[0,1]^d$, if $X$ is the number of vertices in the convex hull of $P$, then
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A tricky integral equation
In the context of reconstruction of climate data from ice cores (see related question at MSE) I came about the following problem. (More background and motivation can be given on demand.)
Let $f:\...
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A lower bound for the expectation of $\min\{X,n-X\}$ when $X$ follows a $\mathrm{Binomial}(n,p)$ distribution
Let $X$ be a random variable following a $\mathrm{Binomial}(n,p)$ distribution, and let $$Y=\min\{X,n-X\}.$$ Ispired by the problem posed by C. Clement on https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/...
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Derivative of an integral of a Gaussian
I'd like to compute the derivative of an expected value w.r.t one of the parameters that define the mean of a Gaussian:
$ Z=\int \mathcal{N}(x;\mu,\Sigma)f(x) \, dx $, then $ \frac{dZ}{dK}=\text{??}$ ...
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Expectation for game choosing uniformly number in $[0,1]$ until it decreases
We are playing a game where we keep on choosing a number from the uniform distribution U(0,1). The game goes on until we have the current number less than the previously picked number, i.e. the game ...
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Inequality for increments of $r$th absolute moments of martingales, $1<r<2$
If $Y_n=\sum_{i=1}^n X_i$ is a martingale, where $X_i$ is a martingale difference sequence, $\mathbb{E}[X_n\mid \mathcal{F}_{n-1}]=0$ for all $n$, we know that
$$ \mathbb{E}\big[Y_n^2-Y_{n-1}^2\big]=\...
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expectation of log(1-x^a) if x is a beta random variable
How can I compute $\mathbb{E}_{q}\Big[\log (1-x^a)\Big]$ when the distribution of $q$ is given as $q(x)\sim\mathrm{Beta}(\alpha,\beta)$?
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Random walks on GW-trees (transformation)
Let $(X_n)_{n\in\mathbb{N}_0}$ be a biased Random Walk on Galton-Watson tree with $\lambda\in(\lambda_c,m)$.
How can I obtain the following equation:
$\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}\mathbb{E}_{e_*}[|X_{k+1}|-|X_k| \...
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Stochastic Integral + conditional expectation
Let $\overline{\widehat{Z}_i} = \frac{E_i\left[ \int_{t_i}^{t_{i+1}}\widehat{Z}_sds\right] }{\Delta t_i}$ with $\widehat{Z}$ a square integrable process, $\Delta t_i := t_{i+1} - t_i$, and $E_i$ ...
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What is known about the maximum of several independent standard normal random variables?
Bailey et al., in the May 2014 issue of Notices of the AMS, show that, if $X_k\,$ ($k=1,...,n$) are independent standard normal random variables, then the expectation of their maximum is given ...
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Expected value of attempts needed to find a "pair" of cards
We are given an integer $n \geq 1$ and $2n$ cards, labelled $0$ to $2n-1$. We pick a card with uniform probability, put it back, and continue, until for some $k\in \{0,n-1\}$ the cards
$2k$ and $2k+1$ ...
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EM algorithm for Factor Analysis
I've just learned EM algorithm and Factor Analysis. However, when it comes to applying EM algorithm to Factor analysis, I get confused. It would be much appreciated if someone could help me out.
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Calculating the mean squared error for an estimate of a large sum
Consider the set of all Boolean function $f: \{0, 1\}^{n} \rightarrow \{-1, 1\}$. Now, let's pick a function uniformly at random from this set. Let $F$ be the random variable corresponding to the ...
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Product of three or more independent sub-Gaussian varibles
A random variable $X$ is called subgaussian of order $\sigma^2$ if $\log E[exp\{\theta X\}]\leq \frac{1}{2}\theta^2\sigma^2$ for every $\theta\in\mathbb R$.
Given a sequence of independent subgaussian ...
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Bounds on the expectation of $|X-Y|$ for $X,Y$ Poisson
I would have a proof of the following fact; but it's a bit clunky, and am wondering if one can get a more elegant one (and/or improve the constants). I couldn't find this anywhere, and searching ...
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Expected value of length of longest cycle in permutation
Let $n$ be a positive integer and let $S_n$ be the collection of permutations $\pi:\{1,\ldots,n\}\to \{1,\ldots,n\}$. For $\pi\in S_n$ let $\text{maxcyc}(\pi)$ denote the length of the longest cycle ...
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Size of an “average” ϵ-net on the unit sphere
This is a question I originally asked on math.stackexchange, but didn't receive a satisfying answer.
Let $\epsilon>0$ and consider constructing a set $S_\epsilon\subseteq S^{d-1}$ of points on the ...
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Pulling random times out of conditional expectation ("Substitution rule")
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Let $G$ be a positive random variable (a random time) that is a.s. finite, $(X)_{t \geq 0}$ be a càdlàg process taking values in $\mathbb{R}^d$ and $g$ is some sufficiently nice real-valued ...
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Relation satisfied by a Gaussian random variable
I want to prove the following relation for $X\sim \mathcal{N}(0,1)$, $x\in \mathbb{R}$ and $f(x)=\mathbb{E}[\max(X,x)]$:
$$f(\frac{f(x+1)+f(x-1)}{2})\leq \frac{f(f(x)-1)+f(f(x)+1)}{2}$$
It seems that ...
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Expectation of maximum of all period lengths of functions $f:\{1,\ldots,n\}\to\{1,\ldots,n\}$
This is based on an older question.
For $n\in\mathbb{N}$, let $[n]:= \{1,\ldots,n\}$. Let $\text{Fun}(n)$ denote the set of all functions $f:[n]\to[n]$. To $f\in\text{Fun}(n)$ and ''starting value'' $...
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Expectation of period length of functions $f:\{1,\ldots,n\}\to \{1,\ldots,n\}$
For $n\in\mathbb{N}$, let $[n]:= \{1,\ldots,n\}$. Let $\text{Fun}(n)$ denote the set of all functions $f:[n]\to[n]$. To $f\in\text{Fun}(n)$ associate a sequence $\text{seq}(f))$ defined recursively by
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Simplification on the estimation on error of the ratio of 2 random variables
Let $Z=\dfrac{X}{Y}$ the ratio of 2 random variables.
Distribution of $Z=\dfrac{X}{Y}$
Consider the case of two independent normal variables $X$ and $Y$ with strictly positive means and variances $\...
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Judge a special positive definite matrix in probability
Assume $\mathbf{x}$ is a random vector. The question is to judge whether
$$E \{ (\mathbf{xx'})^{-1} \}- E\{(\mathbf{xx'})\}^{-1}$$
is positive definite or not.
I have no idea how to do it. Could ...
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Expected distance between two uniform points in distinct rectangles
Are there any good approximations (especially upper bounds) for the quantity $E(\|X_1-X_2\|$), where each $X_i$ is uniformly distributed in a rectangle $[a_i,b_i]\times[c_i,d_i]$? It does not appear ...
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Memory game inspired problem
Motivation. As I was playing the pairs-matching game "Memory" (known as "Concentration" in some parts of the world) with my children, I was surprised that even thorough shuffling ...
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For the following class of matrices, are the determinants invariant under permutations?
I want to ask a question regarding the invariance of determinants under permutation. The following matrix is the one I want to discuss here. (It's just a symmetric block tridiagonal matrix with non-...
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Question about the intensity of a cox process, Diggle–Moraga–Rowlingson–Taylor (2013)
On page 2 of "Spatial and spatio-temporal log-Gaussian Cox processes: Extending the geostatistical paradigm" by Diggle–Moraga–Rowlingson–Taylor (2013), accessible at arXiv, they claim the ...
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Definition of conditional expectation for singleton
Let $(\Omega, \mathcal{F}, \mathbb{P})$ be a probability space and let $\mathcal{G} \subset \mathcal{F}$ be a sub-$\sigma$-algebra. Furthermore, let $X, Y$ be two random variables from our probability ...
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Expectation of Hadwiger number of a random graph
For any integer $n$, let ${\cal G}_n$ denote the set of simple, undirected graphs $G = (V, E)$ where $V = \{1,\ldots,n\}$. The Hadwiger number $\eta(G)$ of a finite graph $G$ is the maximum integer $m$...
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Throwing a fair die until most recent roll is smaller than previous one
I roll a fair die with $n>1$ sides until the most recent roll is smaller than the previous one. Let $E_n$ be the expected number of rolls. Do we have $\lim_{n\to\infty} E_n < \infty$? If not, ...
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Maximal in-degree in directed voting graph
Real-life motivation. Our team has $n$ members. For the next in-team presentation session, everyone had 1 talk prepared that he or she would be able to present. Now everyone could cast $1$ vote about ...
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Concentration of $\ell_2$ norm of a vector sampled from a distribution
Let $X=(X_1,\ldots,X_n)$, where $X_i \sim P_{p_i}(0,\frac{1}{\lambda})$ are iid, $P_{p_i}$ is sub gaussian distribution for $i^\text{th}$ element, and 0 and $1/\lambda$ are mean and variance.
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Inaccurate results for the analytical expression of $\mathbb{E}\left[ a \mathcal{Q} \left( \sqrt{b } \gamma \right) \right]$
I'm trying to plot a graph for the following expectation
$$\mathbb{E}\left[ a \mathcal{Q} \left( \sqrt{b } \gamma \right) \right]=a 2^{-\frac{\kappa }{2}-1} b^{-\frac{\kappa }{2}} \theta ^{-\kappa } \...
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Finding the expectation of $a \mathcal{Q} \left( \sqrt{b } \gamma \right) $, where $\gamma$ is a Gamma r.v
I'm trying to analytically find the following expectation
$$\mathbb{E}\left[ a \mathcal{Q} \left( \sqrt{b } \gamma \right) \right],$$
where $a$ and $b$ are constant values, $\mathcal{Q}$ is the ...
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Negative moments of Steinhaus random variables
Let $f_i, i=1, \ldots, n$ be independent Steinhaus random variables, i.e. variables which are uniformly distributed on the complex unit circle. Let $a \in R^n$.
1) Find $E\left(\sum_{i=1}^nf_i a_i\...
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expectation of the function of Wishart matrix eigenvalues
For Given a $N×M$ random complex gaussian matrix $X$ where $M=XX^H$, let $\lambda_1>\lambda_2>....>\lambda_N$ be the ordered eigenvalues of $M$ my objective is to get an estimation of
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The expected size of a subtree of any labelled rooted tree
Consider the set of labelled rooted trees of size $n$, $\mathcal{T}_n$. Let $r$ be the root of each tree $T=(V,E)\in\mathcal{T}$, $r\in V(T)$, and let $n(u)$ be the number of vertices of the subtree $...
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Disintegration, conditional probabilities, and conditional expectation
On the Wikipedia page there is a note that conditional probability measures can be described by disintegration. However, I can seem to find a clear exposée of how this construction is related to ...
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An attempt to find expected value of clique number of special random graph
Let $G(n)=(V,\mathcal{E})$ be a random graph definded as follows:
$V=[n]=\{1,2, ... ,n\}$ and for all $i,j\in V$ so that $i\ne j$ we have $\{i,j\}\in\mathcal{E}$ with probability $p$. Where $p\in[0,1]...
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Expectation of multiplied random variables given their individual expectations
Suppose that I have two non-negative real valued random variables $x, y \in Z_+$ that always satisfy $$x+y \leq 1.$$ Also suppose that $E[x] = 1/2$ and $E[y] = 1/4$. What is the maximum possible value ...
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In which cases $E(e^{t S_n S_m})$ converges to $E(e^{t X Y})$
Suppose that $S_n$ and $S_m$ are two random binomial variables, which are independent and with the same distribution parameter $p$. I am wondering, in which cases $E(e^{t S_n S_m})$ converges to $E(e^...
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If a sequence $X_n$ of RVs converges in probability to $X$, does the sequence $\mathbb{E}(X_n)$ also converge to $\mathbb{E}(X)$? [closed]
I couldn't find the answer in literature so any idea would be helpful.