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<section class="introduction" id="notes-01-29-2"><div class="para" id="notes-01-29-2-1">This is an outline of the topics we covered in class. These notes are <em class="emphasis">not</em> a substitute for your own note-taking. I highly recommend that you take your own notes during class. If you ever miss a class for any reason, reach out to another student in class to get a copy of their notes.<div class="autopermalink" data-description="Paragraph"><a href="#notes-01-29-2-1" title="Copy heading and permalink for Paragraph" aria-label="Copy heading and permalink for Paragraph">🔗</a></div>
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<div class="para">Let <span class="process-math">\(R\)</span> be the roll of a fair D6. What is the average value of <span class="process-math">\(R\text{?}\)</span> The sample space is <span class="process-math">\(\Omega = \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6\}\text{.}\)</span> To find the average:</div>
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\text{Avg} \amp = 1\left(\frac{1}{6}\right) + 2\left(\frac{1}{6}\right) + 3\left(\frac{1}{6}\right) + 4\left(\frac{1}{6}\right) + 5\left(\frac{1}{6}\right) + 6\left(\frac{1}{6}\right) \\
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\amp = \frac{21}{6} = \frac{7}{2} = 3.5
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<div class="para">That is: take each value of <span class="process-math">\(R\text{,}\)</span> multiply by the probability, and add all the results together.</div>
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\begin{gather*}
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<div class="para">Let <span class="process-math">\(X\)</span> be a discrete random variable taking values <span class="process-math">\(x_1, x_2, \dotsc, x_n\)</span> with probabilities <span class="process-math">\(p_1, p_2, \dotsc, p_n\text{.}\)</span> The <dfn class="terminology">expected value</dfn> of <span class="process-math">\(X\)</span> is:</div>
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E(X) = 0 \cdot \underbrace{\Pr(X = 0)}_{1 - p} + 1 \cdot \underbrace{\Pr(X = 1)}_{p} = 0(1-p) + 1p = p.
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<div class="para" id="notes-01-29-3-6-1-1">Suppose we flip a fair coin 100 times. Let <span class="process-math">\(H_1, H_2, \dotsc, H_{100}\)</span> indicate heads on each flip. Then <span class="process-math">\(\Pr(H_i = 1) = \frac{1}{2}\text{,}\)</span> so <span class="process-math">\(E(H_i) = \frac{1}{2}\)</span> for every <span class="process-math">\(i\text{.}\)</span><div class="autopermalink" data-description="Paragraph"><a href="#notes-01-29-3-6-1-1" title="Copy heading and permalink for Paragraph" aria-label="Copy heading and permalink for Paragraph">🔗</a></div>
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\begin{gather*}
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<div class="para">Let <span class="process-math">\(X \in [0, 1]\)</span> with pdf <span class="process-math">\(f(x) = \frac{3}{2}\sqrt{x}\text{.}\)</span> Then:</div>
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\E(X) \amp = \int_0^1 x f(x)\ dx \\
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<span class="type">Theorem</span><span class="space heading-divison-mark heading-divison-mark__space"> </span><span class="codenumber">81</span><span class="period heading-divison-mark heading-divison-mark__period">.</span>
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\begin{gather*}
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<span class="type">Example</span><span class="space heading-divison-mark heading-divison-mark__space"> </span><span class="codenumber">82</span><span class="period heading-divison-mark heading-divison-mark__period">.</span>
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<div class="para">Revisiting the previous example, the theorem says we don’t need to first create the distribution table for <span class="process-math">\(X^2\text{.}\)</span> We can use the distribution table for <span class="process-math">\(X\text{,}\)</span> and just apply the square to each value:</div>
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\begin{gather*}
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<span class="type">Example</span><span class="space heading-divison-mark heading-divison-mark__space"> </span><span class="codenumber">83</span><span class="period heading-divison-mark heading-divison-mark__period">.</span>
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<div class="para logical" id="notes-01-29-3-13-1-1">
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<div class="para">The situation with continuous random variables is similar. Let <span class="process-math">\(X\in [0, 1]\)</span> with pdf <span class="process-math">\(f(x) = \frac{3}{2}\sqrt{x}\text{.}\)</span> Then:</div>
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\amp = \frac{3}{2}\cdot \frac{2x^{7/2}}{7}\bigg|_0^1 \\
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\amp = \frac{3}{7}\cdot 1^{7/2} - 0\cdot 0^{7/2} \\
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\amp = \frac{3}{7}.
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<div class="para">Notice, in particular, that <span class="process-math">\(\E(X^2) \neq \E(X).\)</span>
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<span class="type">Theorem</span><span class="space heading-divison-mark heading-divison-mark__space"> </span><span class="codenumber">84</span><span class="period heading-divison-mark heading-divison-mark__period">.</span>
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<div class="para logical" id="thm-linearity-1-1">
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<div class="para">If <span class="process-math">\(X, Y\)</span> are random variables with finite expected value and <span class="process-math">\(k \in \R\text{,}\)</span> then:</div>
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<span class="type">Example</span><span class="space heading-divison-mark heading-divison-mark__space"> </span><span class="codenumber">85</span><span class="period heading-divison-mark heading-divison-mark__period">.</span>
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<div class="para">Let <span class="process-math">\(N\)</span> be the number of heads in <span class="process-math">\(n\)</span> coin flips with bias <span class="process-math">\(p\text{.}\)</span> Then <span class="process-math">\(N\sim \Bin(n, p)\text{.}\)</span>
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\begin{gather*}
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\E(N) = \sum_{i=0}^n i\cdot b(i; n, p) = \sum_{i = 0}^n i \cdot {n \choose i} p^i (1-p)^{n - i}.
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<div class="para">Gross.</div>
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<div class="para">Instead of calculating this directly, define <span class="process-math">\(H_1, H_2, \dotsc, H_n\)</span> to indicate heads on each flip. Then:</div>
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<div class="displaymath process-math" id="notes-01-29-3-15-1-2-2">
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\begin{align*}
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N \amp = H_1 + H_2 + \dotsb + H_n \\
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\E(N) \amp = \E(H_1) + \E(H_2) + \dotsb + \E(H_n) \\
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\amp = p + p + \dotsb + p \\
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\amp = np.
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<span class="type">Example</span><span class="space heading-divison-mark heading-divison-mark__space"> </span><span class="codenumber">86</span><span class="period heading-divison-mark heading-divison-mark__period">.</span>
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<div class="para logical" id="notes-01-29-3-16-1-1">
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<div class="para">Flip a fair coin 100 times. Then, the expected number of heads is:</div>
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\begin{gather*}
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\underbrace{(100)}_{n}\underbrace{(0.5)}_{p} = 50.
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<div class="para logical" id="notes-01-29-3-17-1-1">
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<div class="para">Flip a fair coin 100 times. What is the expected number of runs of 4 heads? As in the binomial EV calculation, define indicator random variables <span class="process-math">\(R_1, R_2, \dotsc, R_{97}\)</span> each indicating a run of 4 heads starting at the specified flip. Then <span class="process-math">\(\E(R_i) = \frac{1}{16}\)</span> for each <span class="process-math">\(i\text{.}\)</span> Let <span class="process-math">\(T\)</span> be the number of runs of 4 heads. Then:</div>
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<div class="displaymath process-math" id="notes-01-29-3-17-1-1-5">
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\E(T) \amp = \E(R_1 + \dotsb + R_{97}) \\
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\amp = \frac{1}{16} + \dotsb + \frac{1}{16} \\
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<div class="para" id="notes-01-29-3-18-1-1">Consider a geometric distribution <span class="process-math">\(T \sim \Geom(p)\text{.}\)</span><div class="autopermalink" data-description="Paragraph"><a href="#notes-01-29-3-18-1-1" title="Copy heading and permalink for Paragraph" aria-label="Copy heading and permalink for Paragraph">🔗</a></div>
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<td class="l m b1 r0 l0 t0 lines"><span class="process-math">\(k\)</span></td>
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<td class="l m b0 r0 l0 t0 lines">1</td>
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<td class="l m b0 r0 l0 t0 lines"><span class="process-math">\(p\)</span></td>
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<td class="l m b0 r0 l0 t0 lines"><span class="process-math">\((1-p)p\)</span></td>
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<td class="l m b0 r0 l0 t0 lines">3</td>
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<td class="l m b0 r0 l0 t0 lines"><span class="process-math">\((1-p)^2p\)</span></td>
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<td class="l m b0 r0 l0 t0 lines"><span class="process-math">\(\vdots\)</span></td>
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<div class="para">Instead, consider the following argument. If we flip a coin until we see heads, we either see heads on flip 1 or not. In the first case, <span class="process-math">\(T = 1\text{.}\)</span> In the second case, what is the average value of <span class="process-math">\(T\text{?}\)</span> Starting at flip 2, it will take on average <span class="process-math">\(\E(T)\)</span> flips to see heads. Since we already flipped the coin once, the total number of flips will be <span class="process-math">\(1 + \E(T)\text{.}\)</span> So, we can write:</div>
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\E(T) \amp = 1 \left(\frac{1}{2}\right) + (1 + \E(T)) \left(1 - \frac{1}{2}\right) \\
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