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==Chebyshev Inequality==
 
==Chebyshev Inequality==
  
:<math>\Pr(\left|X-\leq E[X]\right|\geq \alpha)\leq\frac{\sigma^2}{\alpha^2}.</math>
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:<math>\Pr(\left|X-E[X]\right|\geq \alpha)\leq\frac{var(X)}{\alpha^2}.</math>
  
 
==ML Estimation Rule==
 
==ML Estimation Rule==

Revision as of 16:07, 18 November 2008

Covariance

  • $ COV(X,Y)=E[(X-E[X])(Y-E[Y])]\! $
  • $ COV(X,Y)=E[XY]-E[X]E[Y]\! $

Correlation Coefficient

$ \rho(X,Y)= \frac {cov(X,Y)}{\sqrt{var(X)} \sqrt{var(Y)}} \, $

Markov Inequality

Loosely speaking: In a nonnegative RV has a small mean, then the probability that it takes a large value must also be small.

  • $ P(X \geq a) \leq E[X]/a\! $

for all a > 0

Chebyshev Inequality

$ \Pr(\left|X-E[X]\right|\geq \alpha)\leq\frac{var(X)}{\alpha^2}. $

ML Estimation Rule

MAP Estimation Rule

Bias of an Estimator, and Unbiased estimators

Confidence Intervals, and how to get them via Chebyshev

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