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Expectation ​

Linearity ​

E[aX+b]=∑x(ax+b)⋅p(x)=∑x(ax⋅p(x)+b⋅p(x))=∑xax⋅p(x)+∑xb⋅p(x)=a∑xx⋅p(x)+b∑xp(x)=aE[X]+b

Variance ​

Var(X)=E[X2]+E[X]2 ​

Var(X)=E[(X−μ)2]=∑x(x−μ)2p(x)=∑x(x2−2xμ−μ2)p(x)=∑x(x2⋅p(x)−2xμ⋅p(x)+μ2⋅p(x))=∑xx2⋅p(x)−∑x2xμ⋅p(x)+∑xμ2⋅p(x)=∑xx2⋅p(x)−2μ∑xx⋅p(x)+μ2∑x⋅p(x)=E[X2]−2μE[X]+μ2×1=E[X2]−2μ⋅μ+μ2=E[X2]−μ2=E[X2]−E[X]2

Binomial Distribution ​

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E[X]=∑k=0nk⋅(nk)pk(1−p)n−k=∑k=1nk⋅(nk)pk(1−p)n−k=∑k=1nk⋅n!k!(n−k)!⋅pk(1−p)n−k=∑k=1nn!(k−1)!(n−k)!⋅pk(1−p)n−k=∑k=1nn⋅(n−1)!(k−1)!(n−1−(k−1))!⋅pk(1−p)n−k=n∑k=1n(n−1k−1)pk(1−p)n−k=np∑k=1n(n−1k−1)pk−1(1−p)n−k=np∑k=1n(n−1k−1)pk−1(1−p)(n−1)−(k−1)Let m=n−1, j=k−1:=np∑j=0m(mj)pj(1−p)m−j∑j=0m(mj)pj(1−p)m−j is the sum of all probabilities of Bin(m,p),=np×1=np

variance ​

Var(X)=E[X2]−E[X]2=E[X2]−(np)2

The proccess is similiar to above.

E[X2]=∑k=0nk2⋅(nk)pk(1−p)n−k=∑k=1nk2⋅(nk)pk(1−p)n−k=n∑k=1nk⋅(n−1k−1)pk(1−p)n−k=np∑k=1nk⋅(n−1k−1)pk−1(1−p)n−1−(k−1)Let m=n−1, j=k−1:=np∑j=0m(j+1)⋅(mj)pj(1−p)m−j=np(∑j=0mj⋅(mj)pj(1−p)m−j+∑j=0m(mj)pj(1−p)m−j)∑j=0mj⋅(mj)pj(1−p)m−j is the expectation evaluated above=np(mp+1)=np(np−p+1)=(np)2−np2+np=(np)2+np(1−p)E[X2]−(np)2=(np)2+np(1−p)−(np)2=np(1−p)

Geometric Distribution ​

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E[X]=∑k=1∞k⋅(1−p)k−1p=p∑k=1∞k⋅(1−p)k−1Let q=1−p,=p∑k=1∞k⋅qk−1=pq∑k=1∞k⋅qkThis is the arithmetico-geometric sequence.Apply sum formula,=pq⋅q(1−q)2=p(1−(1−p))2=pp2=1p

variance ​

Var(X)=E[X2]−E[X]2=E[X2]−1p2E[X2]=∑k=1∞k2⋅(1−p)k−1p=p∑k=1∞k2⋅(1−p)k−1Let q=1−p,=p∑k=1∞k2⋅qk−1

See Differentiation of Geometric Series.

p∑k=1∞k2⋅qk−1=pq∑k=1∞k2⋅qk=pq⋅q(1+q)(1−q)3=p(1+q)(1−q)3=p(1+1−p)(1−1+p)3=2p−p2p3=2−pp2Var(X)=E[X2]−E[X]2=2−pp2−1p2=1−pp2

Poisson Distribution ​

probability mass function ​

Derived from binomial distribution,

limn→∞(nk)(λn)k(1−λn)n−k=limn→∞nkk!⋅λknk(1−λn)n⋅(1−λn)−k=λkk!⋅e−λ⋅1=e−λλkk!

expectation ​

E[X]=∑k=0∞k⋅e−λλkk!=e−λ∑k=0∞k⋅λkk!=e−λ∑k=1∞k⋅λkk!=e−λ∑k=1∞λk(k−1)!=λe−λ∑k=1∞λk−1(k−1)!Let j=k−1,=λe−λ∑j=0∞λjj!By the definition ex=∑n=0∞xnn!,=λe−λ⋅eλ=λ

variance ​

Var(X)=E[X2]−E[X]2=E[X2]−λ2E[X2]=∑k=0∞k2⋅e−λλkk!=e−λ∑k=0∞k2λkk!=e−λ∑k=0∞(k(k−1)+k)λkk!=e−λ(∑k=0∞k(k−1)λkk!+∑k=0∞kλkk!)∑k=0∞kλkk! is evaluated above.∑k=0∞k(k−1)λkk!=∑k=2∞k(k−1)λkk!=∑k=2∞λk−2⋅λ2(k−2)!=λ2∑k=2∞λk−2(k−2)!Let j=k−2=λ2∑j=0∞λjj!=λ2eλe−λ(∑k=0∞k(k−1)λkk!+∑k=0∞kλkk!)=e−λ(λ2eλ+λeλ)=e−λ⋅eλ(λ2+λ)=λ2+λE[X2]−λ2=λ2+λ−λ2=λ