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【概率】如何拟合一个随机变量的期望

已知一个随机变量$X$,我们要让变量$u$去拟合$X$的期望,即$u=E(X)$。证明:$u=\argmin_u E(u - X)^2$

证明过程如下:

$$ E(u - X)^2 = \int (u - X)^2 p(x) dx $$

$$ \frac{d E(u - X)^2}{d u} = 2\int (u - X) p(x) dx \\ = 2u\int p(x) dx - 2\int X p(x) dx = 0 \\ \Rightarrow u = E(X) $$

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