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fredliu
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Hi, Guys,
I'm new to this forum, and don't have strong background in probability theory, so please bare with me if the question is too naive.
Here's the question,
In a problem I'm trying to model, I have a random variable (say, R), which is a sum of random number (say, N) of random variables (say, Hi), in which all Hi are i.i.d..
I have distribution of both N and Hi, and I am interested in the expected value and variance of R.
Any suggestions how I can get it? My initial thought is E(R) = E(N)*E(Hi), but i feel it not quite right.. and it's even harder to have variance of R.
I did some googling, and found out ways to sum rvs, but not so much of how to find random sums..
Any suggestions? or hint about where I can find related information?
Thanks
I'm new to this forum, and don't have strong background in probability theory, so please bare with me if the question is too naive.
Here's the question,
In a problem I'm trying to model, I have a random variable (say, R), which is a sum of random number (say, N) of random variables (say, Hi), in which all Hi are i.i.d..
I have distribution of both N and Hi, and I am interested in the expected value and variance of R.
Any suggestions how I can get it? My initial thought is E(R) = E(N)*E(Hi), but i feel it not quite right.. and it's even harder to have variance of R.
I did some googling, and found out ways to sum rvs, but not so much of how to find random sums..
Any suggestions? or hint about where I can find related information?
Thanks
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