Stage 33 · Probability

33.7.2 Properties of Expectation

33.7 Expectation and Variance

Point 2 of 4

33.7.2 Properties of Expectation

Core idea

Double every outcome and toss in a fixed bonus, and the expectation shifts and scales right along with it, E(aX+b) = aE(X)+b

Module goal. Sum up a random variable with two numbers: where it lands on average and how much it swings, paving the way for the sample numbers in statistics
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