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E((X_i-S_n)S_n)=E(X_iS_n-S_n^2)=E(X_i-\frac{1}{n}\sum_k^n X_k)  
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E((X_i-S_n)S_n)=E(X_iS_n-S_n^2)
 
</math>
 
</math>
  
 
As for any <math> i,j\in \{1,2,...,n\} </math>, we have <math>E(X_i\cdot X_j) = E(X_i)E(X_j)=0 </math>
 
As for any <math> i,j\in \{1,2,...,n\} </math>, we have <math>E(X_i\cdot X_j) = E(X_i)E(X_j)=0 </math>
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<math>
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E(X_iS_n-S_n^2) = E(X_iS_n)-E(S_n^2)\\
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=E(\sum_k^nX_iX_K) - E(\sum_i^n\sum_k^nX_iX_K)
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=\sum_k^nE(X_iX_K) - \sum_i^n\sum_k^nE(X_iX_K) \\
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=0
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</math>
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Thus <math>E(X_i-S_n]E(S_n)=E((X_i-S_n)S_n)</math>, <math>S_n</math> and <math>X_i-S_n</math> are uncorrelated.
 
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ECE Ph.D. Qualifying Exam

Communication, Networking, Signal and Image Processing (CS)

Question 1: Probability and Random Processes

August 2015


$ E(S_n)=E(\frac{1}{n}\sum_i^n X_i) =\frac{1}{n}\sum_i^n E(X_i)=0 $

$ E(X_i-S_n)=E(X_i-\frac{1}{n}\sum_k^n X_k) =E(X_i)-E(\frac{1}{n}\sum_k^n X_k)=0 $

$ E((X_i-S_n)S_n)=E(X_iS_n-S_n^2) $

As for any $ i,j\in \{1,2,...,n\} $, we have $ E(X_i\cdot X_j) = E(X_i)E(X_j)=0 $

$ E(X_iS_n-S_n^2) = E(X_iS_n)-E(S_n^2)\\ =E(\sum_k^nX_iX_K) - E(\sum_i^n\sum_k^nX_iX_K) =\sum_k^nE(X_iX_K) - \sum_i^n\sum_k^nE(X_iX_K) \\ =0 $

Thus $ E(X_i-S_n]E(S_n)=E((X_i-S_n)S_n) $, $ S_n $ and $ X_i-S_n $ are uncorrelated.


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