I have the following problem:
Show that E[X] = ∫∞0[1−Fx(x)]dx where x is a continuous, non-negative random variable.
The solution is as follows:
∫∞0[1−Fx(x)]dx=∫∞0P(X>x)dx(1)
=∫∞0∫∞xfx(y)dydx(2)
=∫∞0∫y0dxfx(y)dy(3)
=∫∞0yfx(y)dy=E[X](4)
I get the train of thought but I don't understand how the coefficients on the inner integral go from x to infinity in step 2 to 0 to y in step 3.
Answer
y ranges from x to ∞ as x ranges from 0 to ∞ ≡ x ranges from 0 to y as y ranges from 0 to ∞.
Thus with the interchange of integrals the boundaries of integration changed.
∫∞0[∫∞xfx(y)dy]dx=∫∞0[∫y0dx]fx(y)dy
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