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Feynman
Sep14-04, 03:48 AM
:confused: Hello

I have a simple question :
Let $X_n$ a random variable of same law
If $V(X_n)\longrightarrow 0$ when $n\longrightarrow +\infty$
How schow that : $E(X_n)\longrightarrow C$ and $E(X_{n}^{2}\longrightarrow C^2$ and C is a constant?
Thanks

Feynman
Sep14-04, 03:50 AM
Hello



I have a simple question :
Let $X_n$ a random variable of same law
If $V(X_n)\longrightarrow 0$ when $n\longrightarrow +\infty$
How schow that : $E(X_n)\longrightarrow C$ and $E(X_{n}^{2}\longrightarrow C^2$ and C is a constant?
Thanks

recon
Sep14-04, 04:13 AM
Feynman, LaTex is down at the moment.

uart
Sep15-04, 10:29 AM
How far have you got with this one Feynman?

I suggest you let z = x - E(x) and then prove that E( z^2 ) = 0 implies that Z has a discrete probability denstiy with P(z=0) = 1.