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Transform Methods: Chapter 3: Random Variables
Transform Methods: Chapter 3: Random Variables
Transform Methods: Chapter 3: Random Variables
Transform Methods
F f1 ( x) f 2 ( x ) F1 ( )F2 ( )
Characteristic Function
Expected value of a
function of X
f X ( x)e j x dx
Fourier Transform of
the pdf
f X ( x)e j x dx
pdf of exponential
random variable
f X ( x )e
j x
dx
j ( 2 ) k
j k
j 2 k
j k
.1 e
j k
Probabilities
Coefficients of Fourier Series of
periodic function
Random Variables > Transform Methods
Moment Theorem
X ( ) E e j X
f X ( x)e j x dx
Proof:
f X ( x)e j x dx
Differentiating once
Characteristic function
of exponential random
variable
Mean
Differentiating once again
Mean-square
Variance
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GN ( z ) E z N
pN (k ) z k
k 0
N ( ) GN (e j )
ze
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f X ( x)e j x dx
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f X ( x) e j x dx
Mean
Variance
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f X ( x)e j x dx
Probability Generating
Function of Poisson
Random Variable
Differentiating once
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X ( ) E e j X
f X ( x)e j x dx
Expected value of a
function of X
Moment Theorem
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