10 Flashcards
Variance is equal to the expected value of what?
E[(x - mu)^2]
Expected value of X: E(X = n)?
x_1 p(x_1) + x_2 p(x_2)… x_n p(x_n)
The units of standard deviation is the same as?
Original units of measure
The variance and standard deviation tell you what about the random variable?
How repeatable, similar, and consistent a random variable is.
Range of random variance X?
Largest and smallest possible X value as it tells you something about the difference.
Inter-quartile range?
Length of the interval that captures the center 100(beta - alpha)% of random variables distribution (Q_beta - Q_alpha)
Linear transformation really does what?
Change units
Linear transformation to create a new random variable?
Y = aX + b
If a != +-1, then the variance and sd will?
Change.
if given two random variables, X and Y, with each having their own means and variance. Then?
a new random variable R = X +- Y can be created
Covariance of random variables X and Y is?
Tells you something about what X and Y do together on average.
If you have a new random variable that is the sum of two random variables, what happens with its means?
You add their means of the two random variables to get the mean of the new random variable.
If you have a new random variable that is equal to the total of two random variables, what happens with the variance?
The sum of the variances of the two random variables in addition to the sum of the Covariance*2.