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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
EXAMPLE:
On average it takes 1 hour to catch a fish. What is (an upper bound) the probability it will take 3 hours?
SOLUTION:
Using Markov's inequality
$ P(X \geq 3) \leq \frac {E[X]}{3} = \frac{1}{3} $
Chebyshev Inequality
"Any RV is likely to be close to its mean"
- $ \Pr(\left|X-E[X]\right|\geq C)\leq\frac{var(X)}{C^2}. $
Weak Law of Large Numbers
The weak law of large numbers states that the sample average converges in probability towards the expected value
- $ \overline{X}_n \, \xrightarrow{P} \, \mu \qquad\textrm{for}\qquad n \to \infty. $
ML Estimation Rule
$ \hat a_{ML} = \text{max}_a ( f_{X}(x_i;a)) $ continuous
$ \hat a_{ML} = \text{max}_a ( Pr(x_i;a)) $ discrete
If X is a binomial (n,p), so for any fixed k-value;
$ \hat p_{ML}(k) = k/n $
MAP Estimation Rule
$ \hat \theta_{MAP} = \text{argmax}_\theta ( f_{\theta|X}(\theta|x)) $
Which can be expanded and turned into the following (if I am not mistaken):
$ \hat \theta_{MAP} = \text{argmax}_\theta ( f_{X|\theta}(x|\theta)f_{\theta}(\theta)) $
Bias of an Estimator, and Unbiased estimators
An estimator is unbiased if: $ E[\hat a_{ML}] = a $ for all values of a
Confidence Intervals, and how to get them via Chebyshev
$ \theta \text{ is unknown and fixed} $
$ \hat \theta \text{ is random and should be close to } \theta \text{ most of the time} $
$ if Pr[|\hat \theta \text{-} \theta|] <= (1-a) \text { then we say we have (1-a) confidence in the interval } [\hat \theta - E, \hat \theta + E] $
