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Jun 09'24
Exercise
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Let [math]X[/math] by any random variable which takes on values 0, 1, 2,
\dots, [math]n[/math] and has [math]E(X) = V(X) = 1[/math]. Show that, for any positive integer [math]k[/math],
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P(X \geq k + 1) \leq \frac 1{k^2}\ .
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