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Let X be a continuous random variable. What value of b minimizes E(|X-b|)? Give the derivation.
Minimize E[|X-b|] where b is a con't rand. var.
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Let X be a continuous random variable. What value of b minimizes E(|X-b|)? Give the derivation.
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