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Question Number 50855 by peter frank last updated on 21/Dec/18
For the random variable  x show that  a)Var(x)=E^2 (x)−[E(x)]^2   b)Var(ax+b)=a^2 Var(x)
Fortherandomvariablexshowthata)Var(x)=E2(x)[E(x)]2b)Var(ax+b)=a2Var(x)
Answered by peter frank last updated on 21/Dec/18
var(x)=((Σf(x−x^− )^2 )/N)  var(x)=((Σf[x^2 −2xx^− +(x^− )^2 ])/N)  var(x)=((Σfx^2 )/N)−2x^− ((Σfx)/N)+(x^− )^2   var(x)=((Σfx^2 )/N)−2x^− x^− +(x^− )^2   var(x)=((Σfx^2 )/N)−2(x^− )^2 +(x^− )^2   var(x)=((Σfx^2 )/N)−(x^− )^2   x^− =E(x)  var(x)=E(x^2 )−[E(x)]^2   shown    from var(x)=E(x^2 )−[E(x)]^2   var(ax+b)=E(ax+b)^2 −[E(ax+b)]^2   ((Σf(a^2 x^2 +2abx+b^2 ))/N)−[a^2 [E(x)]^2 −2abE(x)+b^2 ]  simplify  a^2 E(x^2 )−a^2 [E(x)]^2   a^2 var(x)  shown
var(x)=Σf(xx)2Nvar(x)=Σf[x22xx+(x)2]Nvar(x)=Σfx2N2xΣfxN+(x)2var(x)=Σfx2N2xx+(x)2var(x)=Σfx2N2(x)2+(x)2var(x)=Σfx2N(x)2x=E(x)var(x)=E(x2)[E(x)]2shownfromvar(x)=E(x2)[E(x)]2var(ax+b)=E(ax+b)2[E(ax+b)]2Σf(a2x2+2abx+b2)N[a2[E(x)]22abE(x)+b2]simplifya2E(x2)a2[E(x)]2a2var(x)shown

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