Monday, November 14, 2016

probability - Expected Value Reformulation




I have the following problem:



Show that E[X] = 0[1Fx(x)]dx where x is a continuous, non-negative random variable.



The solution is as follows:



0[1Fx(x)]dx=0P(X>x)dx(1)
=0xfx(y)dydx(2)
=0y0dxfx(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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