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Expectation (math)
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For a discretely distributed variable <math>X</math> with [[probability mass function]]
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<math>p_{k}</math> it is
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\mbox{E}[X] = \sum_{k} p_{k}x_{k}
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The expectation is also the [[mean]] of a distributed variable <math>X</math>.
The expectation is also the [[mean]] of a distributed variable <math>X</math>.
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For a discretely distributed variable <math>X</math> with [[probability mass function]]
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<math>p_{k}</math> it is
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:<math>
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\mbox{E}[X]=\sum_{k} p_{k}x_{k}.
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[[category:Probability and Statistics]]
[[category:Probability and Statistics]]
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