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4 1 9
S e s s i o n 2 4
J o i n t G a u s s i a n Examples 4 2 0~ :
Recal l t h a t w e h a v e s e e n t h a t
f × ( x / { Y= y 3 ) = f x . u a #f i e r y )
a n d w e a l so know t h a t
a s
f.ua/1=ff*.wcx,yIdx.- a s
a n d£ , ex ,y ) = f l y I { * = t 3 ) -5*1×1
⇒ f*lxl{Y=y3) =f.ua/lEX=.t3)f*c#§fµcyl{*= D3 )faco ldd
(Bayes Theorem)
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Also r e c a l l t h a t w e investigated 4 2 1
t w o es t ima to r s f o r estimating t h e
v a l u e o f X given t h a t w e observe
{ Y= y 3 :Immsly) = E [ X / {Y=y3]
andImaply) = argmgr f*cxl{Y=y3)
B o t h o f t h e s e require t h a t w e f i n d
f×cxlEY=y3).
Example 4 2 2-
L e t X a n d 1N be. t w o j -d ist , independentG a u s s i a n R V s w i t h v a r i a n c e s § and
8 2 , respectively. N o w c o n s i d e r
a n e w R V Y :
X - O t - Y = X t N
Isuppose I observe Y- y ? Wh a t
i s t h e M i n imum Mean-square e r r o r
e s t i m a t o r o f X given {Y=y3?
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Emms (Y) = E [ * / {Yay} ]4 2 3
W e n e e d t o f i n d f*lxIEY=y3)= 5#µC×¥
f i r l y )w e n e e d t o f i n d t h e joint Gauss ianp. d . f . f * , i x . y ) .
- Easy t o s h o w t h a t 0,2=0×2+0,5.A lso, r × , = E l i x i r ] - ftp.oec.ws exercise
# = . . . = §- 0 × 0 -
E [ * Y ] = E [ * (H tm l ]=E [×2# IN ]=E [×2 ]=q '94%2
A l so, i t c a n b e shown (exercise) 4 2 4
t h a t
f cxl{My 3) = fa i r any)* -
(exercise)f i r l y )
= . . .=⇐÷.it#eHEEiEi.?iI.:Immscy1=EfXlEY=y5f=rxy#y
(exercise)= o a o =
0×2¥ 8 5 Y
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Gampter: Assume X a n d H a v e 4 2 5
j - d i s t G a u s s i a n w i t h p-d.f
fam".'ll-⇐¥iEe×p{z¥l¥2¥¥t¥]}F ind Immsey).=E[* l i l y ] a n d Imapey)
.
( i ) f i n d f*lxlEY=y3).( I i ) F i n d E[XlEY=y3] ( read t h e m e a n off.)
= r a y←answers#cnet.my#z=expfEEIEI-g}
Exam3off
i f
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ConvergenceofsequeucesofRt 4 2 6
µ , ,# z , . . . ,
# n , o . .
E t i suppose w e m a k e - a sequence o f
measurements
X i , = a t 1WK ,K = 1 , 2 , . . .
a = parameter o f i n te re s t
* k=
k - t h measurement
W e =experimental e r r o r o f k-themeasurement.
Assume E [ w e ] - o(unbiasedmeasurements)
I f w e cons i d e r t h e R V s 4 2 7
*i s . . . ,
*n , . . . t o b e measurements,
w e typically es t ima te t h e parametera by
% = I [X , t A z t . . - t # n ]
(sample average o f A , , . . . , An)
I s t h i s a good estimate o f a ?n o -Hopefully Y, → o r
I s t h i s t r u e ? I s i t always t r u e ?
I s i t e v e r t r u e ? w h a t d o w e mean?
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N o t e t h a t 4 2 8
i n - I n [A, t . . - t # n ]i s i t s e l f a r a ndom variable, s o
Yi, % , . . . , Yin, . . .i s a l s o a r a n d om sequence.
§ ! w h a t d o e s i t m e a n t o a s k
i fY , → a a s n → c o ?
Defy: A random sequence o r a 4 2 9#
discrete-timestochasticprocessisa sequence o f r a n d o m var iables
* i s . . . ,Am , . . . d e f i n e d o n CS,F , P).
( I f X i i s a R - V. f o r each
i c - I N , t h e n measurabilityi s
n o t a n issue.)
• We o f t e n w r i t e t h i s a s
{ X n 3 o r § X n 3 n e w o r { * n3n=,• F o r a n y specific w o e s
o f C S , F , P )
X . ( w o ) , . . . , # n Cwo ) , . . . i s a sequence o fr e a l n umb e r s .
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Defy: A sequence o f rea l numbers 4 3 0
X , , . . . , X n , . . . i s s a i d t o conveyt o a l i m i t × i f , f o r E > o ,t h e r e e x i s t s a n u m b e r n e e 1 N
s u c h t h a t
I X , - X I < E, A n t h e .
--
" X n→ x a s n > a s "
G i ve n a r a n d o m sequence 4 3 1
X , c o ) ,N z ( o ) , . . .
,# n l o )
, . . .
f o r any particular w e b, w e
h a v e
IX, Iw ) , Nz (w), . . . ,#n'w) , . . .
i s a sequence o f r e a l n u m b e r s .
- I t may converge t o a number * (w).
- o r i t mayn o t converge.
n.be N e w ) T h a t t h e r a ndom sequence
converges t o i s i t s e l f a f t n .
o f w ( K e w ) i s a R i v. )
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G i v e n a random sequence4 3 2
H, I w ) ,. . .
,A n 1W) , . . .
m o s t likely i t w i l l converge f o r
s o m e w e b,a n d n o t converge f o r
o t h e r w e b .
When w e study convergence o f
random sequences (stochasticconvergence)
w e study t h e s e t A c t f o r which
*,(W ) , . . . ,
Xu lw l , . . .i s a convergent sequence f o r a l l
w e A .
Defy: W e say t h a ta sequence o f 4 3 3
R V s converges everywhere-
( e )
i f t h e sequences
X , Iw ) , Hzlw),..., #n'w),.. .e a c h converge t o a number
* c u ) f o r e ach w e b .
n d • T h e numbe r Kew) t h a t { K n w }
Converges t o i s a function o f W ,
• Convergence everywhere i s t o o
strong (restrictive) t ob e useful .
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Defy: A random sequence { * n } 4 3 4
converges a lmos t everywhere#
care.)
i f t h e s e t o f outcomes A C S
s u c h t h a t # n e w ) I f # I w ) , W E Ae x i s t s and h a s probability 1 :
P I A ) = I
O t h e r n a m e s f o r convergence ( a . e . I a r e
- almost s u r e convergence ( a . s . )
- Convergence w i t hprobability o n e .
W e w r i t e t h i s a s
" X , I * "
" P l { * n - * 3 ) = L . "
Deff: w e s a y t h a t a r a n d om 4 3 5
sequence{[email protected] .) t o a R V *
i fE [ I X , -XI?]→o a s n o w .
n I convergence ( m . s . ) i s a lso c a l l e d
" L im i t i n t h e y e a r convergence"a n d
i s w r i t t e n"
t . im . X , → X " ( B a d )
" X , ↳ X " (Better)
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Defy: T h e random sequence { A n } 4 3 6
converges i n probability t ot h e R V * i f , H e > 0
P l a i n - * I > e 3 ) → 0
a s n - c o .