The 72 must-know formulas for weeks 1–4, on one page. Print it.
fXY(t1,t2)=P(X=t1, Y=t2)f_{XY}(t_1, t_2) = P(X = t_1,\ Y = t_2)fXY(t1,t2)=P(X=t1, Y=t2)
∑t1∈Tx∑t2∈TyfXY(t1,t2)=1\sum_{t_1 \in T_x} \sum_{t_2 \in T_y} f_{XY}(t_1, t_2) = 1∑t1∈Tx∑t2∈TyfXY(t1,t2)=1
fX(t)=∑t′∈TYfXY(t,t′)f_X(t) = \sum_{t' \in T_Y} f_{XY}(t, t')fX(t)=∑t′∈TYfXY(t,t′)
fY(t)=∑t′∈TXfXY(t′,t)f_Y(t) = \sum_{t' \in T_X} f_{XY}(t', t)fY(t)=∑t′∈TXfXY(t′,t)
fY∣X=t(t′)=fXY(t,t′)fX(t)f_{Y|X=t}(t') = \frac{f_{XY}(t, t')}{f_X(t)}fY∣X=t(t′)=fX(t)fXY(t,t′)
fXY(t,t′)=fY∣X=t(t′)⋅fX(t)f_{XY}(t, t') = f_{Y|X=t}(t') \cdot f_X(t)fXY(t,t′)=fY∣X=t(t′)⋅fX(t)
∑t′fY∣X=t(t′)=1\sum_{t'} f_{Y|X=t}(t') = 1∑t′fY∣X=t(t′)=1
fXY(t,t′)=fX(t)⋅fY∣X(t′∣X=t)f_{XY}(t, t') = f_X(t) \cdot f_{Y|X}(t' | X = t)fXY(t,t′)=fX(t)⋅fY∣X(t′∣X=t)
fX(k)=e−λ/2(λ/2)kk!f_X(k) = e^{-\lambda/2} \frac{(\lambda/2)^k}{k!}fX(k)=e−λ/2k!(λ/2)k
fX1,X2,…,Xn(t1,t2,…,tn)=P(X1=t1,X2=t2,…,Xn=tn)f_{X_1, X_2, \ldots, X_n}(t_1, t_2, \ldots, t_n) = P(X_1 = t_1, X_2 = t_2, \ldots, X_n = t_n)fX1,X2,…,Xn(t1,t2,…,tn)=P(X1=t1,X2=t2,…,Xn=tn)
fX1(t)=∑t2′∈TX2∑t3′∈TX3⋯∑tn′∈TXnfX1,X2,…,Xn(t,t2′,t3′,…,tn′)f_{X_1}(t) = \sum_{t_2' \in \mathcal{T}_{X_2}} \sum_{t_3' \in \mathcal{T}_{X_3}} \cdots \sum_{t_n' \in \mathcal{T}_{X_n}} f_{X_1, X_2, \ldots, X_n}(t, t_2', t_3', \ldots, t_n')fX1(t)=∑t2′∈TX2∑t3′∈TX3⋯∑tn′∈TXnfX1,X2,…,Xn(t,t2′,t3′,…,tn′)
fX1X2(t1,t2)=∑t3′∈TX3fX1,X2,X3(t1,t2,t3′)f_{X_1 X_2}(t_1, t_2) = \sum_{t_3' \in \mathcal{T}_{X_3}} f_{X_1, X_2, X_3}(t_1, t_2, t_3')fX1X2(t1,t2)=∑t3′∈TX3fX1,X2,X3(t1,t2,t3′)
fX1∣X2=0(t1)=fX1,X2(t1,0)fX2(0)f_{X_1 | X_2 = 0}(t_1) = \frac{f_{X_1, X_2}(t_1, 0)}{f_{X_2}(0)}fX1∣X2=0(t1)=fX2(0)fX1,X2(t1,0)
fXY(t1,t2)=fX(t1)×fY(t2)for all t1,t2f_{XY}(t_1, t_2) = f_X(t_1) \times f_Y(t_2) \quad \text{for all } t_1, t_2fXY(t1,t2)=fX(t1)×fY(t2)for all t1,t2
fX1,…,Xn(t1,…,tn)=fX1(t1)⋅fX2(t2)⋯fXn(tn)f_{X_1,\ldots,X_n}(t_1,\ldots,t_n) = f_{X_1}(t_1) \cdot f_{X_2}(t_2) \cdots f_{X_n}(t_n)fX1,…,Xn(t1,…,tn)=fX1(t1)⋅fX2(t2)⋯fXn(tn)
fX1,…,Xn(t1,…,tn)=∏i=1nfX(ti)=[fX(t)]n (when all ti=t)f_{X_1,\ldots,X_n}(t_1,\ldots,t_n) = \prod_{i=1}^{n} f_X(t_i) = [f_X(t)]^n \text{ (when all } t_i = t\text{)}fX1,…,Xn(t1,…,tn)=∏i=1nfX(ti)=[fX(t)]n (when all ti=t)
P(A∩B)=1−[2(1516)n−(1416)n]P(A \cap B) = 1 - \left[2\left(\frac{15}{16}\right)^n - \left(\frac{14}{16}\right)^n\right]P(A∩B)=1−[2(1615)n−(1614)n]
P(X>m+n∣X>m)=P(X>n)P(X > m+n \mid X > m) = P(X > n)P(X>m+n∣X>m)=P(X>n)
P(Y=y)=P(X=f−1(y))P(Y = y) = P\bigl(X = f^{-1}(y)\bigr)P(Y=y)=P(X=f−1(y))
P(Y=y0)=∑i: f(xi)=y0P(X=xi)P(Y = y_0) = \sum_{i:\, f(x_i) = y_0} P(X = x_i)P(Y=y0)=∑i:f(xi)=y0P(X=xi)
P(Z=z)=∑{(x,y) : g(x,y)=z}fX,Y(x,y)P(Z = z) = \sum_{\{(x,y) \, :\, g(x,y) = z\}} f_{X,Y}(x,y)P(Z=z)=∑{(x,y):g(x,y)=z}fX,Y(x,y)
fY(t)=∑g(t1,…,tn)=tfX1,…,Xn(t1,…,tn)f_Y(t) = \sum_{g(t_1, \ldots, t_n) = t} f_{X_1, \ldots, X_n}(t_1, \ldots, t_n)fY(t)=∑g(t1,…,tn)=tfX1,…,Xn(t1,…,tn)
fZ(z)=∑x=−∞∞fXY(x,z−x)f_Z(z) = \sum_{x=-\infty}^{\infty} f_{XY}(x, z-x)fZ(z)=∑x=−∞∞fXY(x,z−x)
fZ(z)=∑x=−∞∞fX(x)fY(z−x)f_Z(z) = \sum_{x=-\infty}^{\infty} f_X(x) f_Y(z-x)fZ(z)=∑x=−∞∞fX(x)fY(z−x)
∑i=1nXi∼Binomial(n,p)\sum_{i=1}^{n} X_i \sim \text{Binomial}(n, p)∑i=1nXi∼Binomial(n,p)
X+Y∼Poisson(λ1+λ2)X + Y \sim \text{Poisson}(\lambda_1 + \lambda_2)X+Y∼Poisson(λ1+λ2)
FZ(z)=FX(z)⋅FY(z)F_Z(z) = F_X(z) \cdot F_Y(z)FZ(z)=FX(z)⋅FY(z)
E[X]=∑t∈Txt⋅fx(t)E[X] = \sum_{t \in T_x} t \cdot f_x(t)E[X]=∑t∈Txt⋅fx(t)
E[X]=a+b2E[X] = \frac{a+b}{2}E[X]=2a+b
E[X]=1pfor geometric(p)E[X] = \frac{1}{p} \quad \text{for geometric}(p)E[X]=p1for geometric(p)
E[X]=λfor Poisson(λ)E[X] = \lambda \quad \text{for Poisson}(\lambda)E[X]=λfor Poisson(λ)
E[c]=cE[c] = cE[c]=c
E[g(X)]=∑tg(t)⋅P(X=t)E[g(X)] = \sum_{t} g(t) \cdot P(X = t)E[g(X)]=∑tg(t)⋅P(X=t)
E[aX+bY]=a⋅E[X]+b⋅E[Y]E[aX + bY] = a \cdot E[X] + b \cdot E[Y]E[aX+bY]=a⋅E[X]+b⋅E[Y]
E[Y]=npE[Y] = npE[Y]=np
E[gain]=0when a=125, b=6E[\text{gain}] = 0 \quad \text{when } a = \tfrac{12}{5},\; b = 6E[gain]=0when a=512,b=6
E[gain]≈−0.5when a=1, b=4E[\text{gain}] \approx -0.5 \quad \text{when } a = 1,\; b = 4E[gain]≈−0.5when a=1,b=4
E[X]=npfor X∼Binomial(n,p)E[X] = np \quad \text{for } X \sim \text{Binomial}(n, p)E[X]=npfor X∼Binomial(n,p)
E[empty bins]=n(1−1n)m≈ne−m/nE[\text{empty bins}] = n\left(1 - \frac{1}{n}\right)^m \approx ne^{-m/n}E[empty bins]=n(1−n1)m≈ne−m/n
Var(X)=E[(X−E[X])2]\text{Var}(X) = E[(X - E[X])^2]Var(X)=E[(X−E[X])2]
SD(X)=Var(X)\text{SD}(X) = \sqrt{\text{Var}(X)}SD(X)=Var(X)
Var(aX)=a2Var(X)\text{Var}(aX) = a^2 \text{Var}(X)Var(aX)=a2Var(X)
Var(X+a)=Var(X)\text{Var}(X + a) = \text{Var}(X)Var(X+a)=Var(X)
Var(X)=E[X2]−(E[X])2\text{Var}(X) = E[X^2] - (E[X])^2Var(X)=E[X2]−(E[X])2
Cov(X,Y)=E[(X−E[X])(Y−E[Y])]\text{Cov}(X, Y) = E\left[(X - E[X])(Y - E[Y])\right]Cov(X,Y)=E[(X−E[X])(Y−E[Y])]
Cov(X,Y)=E[XY]−E[X] E[Y]\text{Cov}(X, Y) = E[XY] - E[X]\,E[Y]Cov(X,Y)=E[XY]−E[X]E[Y]
ρXY=Cov(X,Y)σX σY\rho_{XY} = \frac{\text{Cov}(X,Y)}{\sigma_X \, \sigma_Y}ρXY=σXσYCov(X,Y)
−σX σY≤Cov(X,Y)≤σX σY-\sigma_X \, \sigma_Y \leq \text{Cov}(X,Y) \leq \sigma_X \, \sigma_Y−σXσY≤Cov(X,Y)≤σXσY
−1≤ρXY≤1-1 \leq \rho_{XY} \leq 1−1≤ρXY≤1
P(X≥c)≤μcP(X \geq c) \leq \frac{\mu}{c}P(X≥c)≤cμ
P(∣X−μ∣≥kσ)≤1k2P(|X - \mu| \geq k\sigma) \leq \frac{1}{k^2}P(∣X−μ∣≥kσ)≤k21
FX(x)=P(X≤x)F_X(x) = P(X \leq x)FX(x)=P(X≤x)
P(a<X≤b)=FX(b)−FX(a)P(a < X \leq b) = F_X(b) - F_X(a)P(a<X≤b)=FX(b)−FX(a)
F:R→[0,1]F: \mathbb{R} \to [0,1]F:R→[0,1]
F(x)=11+exp(−x−6024)F(x) = \frac{1}{1 + \exp\left(-\frac{x - 60}{\sqrt{24}}\right)}F(x)=1+exp(−24x−60)1
P(a<X≤b)=F(b)−F(a)P(a < X \leq b) = F(b) - F(a)P(a<X≤b)=F(b)−F(a)
P(X=x1)=F(x1)−F(x1−)P(X = x_1) = F(x_1) - F(x_1^-)P(X=x1)=F(x1)−F(x1−)
X is continuous ⟺ F(x) is continuous for all xX \text{ is continuous} \iff F(x) \text{ is continuous for all } xX is continuous⟺F(x) is continuous for all x
∫abf(x) dx=F(b)−F(a)\int_a^b f(x)\,dx = F(b) - F(a)∫abf(x)dx=F(b)−F(a)
fX(x)=ddxFX(x)f_X(x) = \frac{d}{dx}F_X(x)fX(x)=dxdFX(x)
FX(x0)=∫−∞x0fX(x) dxF_X(x_0) = \int_{-\infty}^{x_0} f_X(x)\,dxFX(x0)=∫−∞x0fX(x)dx
∫−∞∞fX(x) dx=1\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} f_X(x)\,dx = 1∫−∞∞fX(x)dx=1
∫support(X)fX(x) dx=1\int_{\mathrm{support}(X)} f_X(x)\,dx = 1∫support(X)fX(x)dx=1
P(A)=∫AfX(x) dxP(A) = \int_A f_X(x)\,dxP(A)=∫AfX(x)dx
fX(x)={1b−aif a<x<b0otherwisef_X(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{1}{b-a} & \text{if } a < x < b \\ 0 & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}fX(x)={b−a10if a<x<botherwise
FX(x)={0if x<ax−ab−aif a≤x≤b1if x>bF_X(x) = \begin{cases} 0 & \text{if } x < a \\ \frac{x-a}{b-a} & \text{if } a \leq x \leq b \\ 1 & \text{if } x > b \end{cases}FX(x)=⎩⎨⎧0b−ax−a1if x<aif a≤x≤bif x>b
fX(x)={λe−λxif x>00otherwisef_X(x) = \begin{cases} \lambda e^{-\lambda x} & \text{if } x > 0 \\ 0 & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}fX(x)={λe−λx0if x>0otherwise
FX(x)=∫0xλe−λu du=1−e−λxF_X(x) = \int_0^x \lambda e^{-\lambda u} \, du = 1 - e^{-\lambda x}FX(x)=∫0xλe−λudu=1−e−λx
P(X>s+t∣X>s)=e−λtP(X > s + t \mid X > s) = e^{-\lambda t}P(X>s+t∣X>s)=e−λt
fX(x)=1σ2πexp(−(x−μ)22σ2)f_X(x) = \frac{1}{\sigma\sqrt{2\pi}} \exp\left(-\frac{(x-\mu)^2}{2\sigma^2}\right)fX(x)=σ2π1exp(−2σ2(x−μ)2)
f(x)=1b−afor a≤x≤bf(x) = \frac{1}{b-a} \quad \text{for } a \le x \le bf(x)=b−a1for a≤x≤b
f(x)=λe−λxfor x≥0f(x) = \lambda e^{-\lambda x} \quad \text{for } x \ge 0f(x)=λe−λxfor x≥0
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