1. with A random walk (RW) {Sn}n≥0 is a sum of iid r.v.s X1, X2, · · ·, Xn, · · · n Sn = Σ Xi, n = 1, 2, … …. P(X₁ = a) = p, P(X₁ = b) = 1 − p = q. Find the expectation E[S] and variance var(Sn) of S for any n.
1. with A random walk (RW) {Sn}n≥0 is a sum of iid r.v.s X1, X2, · · ·, Xn, · · · n Sn = Σ Xi, n = 1, 2, … …. P(X₁ = a) = p, P(X₁ = b) = 1 − p = q. Find the expectation E[S] and variance var(Sn) of S for any n.
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A random walk (RW) {Sn}n>o is a sum of id r.v.s X1, X2, •• , Xn,
with
P(X1 = a) = p, P(X1 = b) = 1 -p= q.
Find the expectation E(Snl and variance var(Sn) of Sn for any n.
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