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Conditional Expectation Question (Probability Theory)
Yay. Nevermind. I was somehow able to solve it. I found the marginal distribution of X, and replaced the fλ|X with fX|λ(x|λ)*f(λ)/f(x) and it worked. :)- Sprng
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Conditional Expectation Question (Probability Theory)
Homework Statement (Question is #6 on p.171 in An Introduction to Probability and Statistics by Ruhatgi & Saleh) Let X have PMF Pλ{X=x} = λxe-λ/x!, x=0,1,2... and suppose that λ is a realization of a RV Λ with PDF f(λ)=e-λ, λ>0. Find E(e-Λ|X=1) The Attempt at a Solution The...- Sprng
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