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Old 11-22-2007, 09:32 AM
jason1990 jason1990 is offline
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Default Re: Standard Deviation Question

For any random variable X, E[X] is only defined when E[|X|] is finite. So in this case, E[Z_j] is undefined. It is similar to to the fact that, in elementary calculus, the (improper) integral from -1 to 1 of 1/x is not 0; it is undefined.
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