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| Title of object: |
Markov's inequality |
| Canonical Name: |
MarkovsInequality |
| Type: |
Theorem |
| Created on: |
2002-04-05 22:00:31-05 |
| Modified on: |
2002-04-05 22:00:31-05 |
| Classification: |
msc:60A99 |
| Synonyms: |
Markov's inequality=Markoff's inequality |
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| For a uniform random variable $X$, a constant $\mu$ and a standard of accuracy $d > 0$, Markov's inequality states that $P[\vert X - \mu \vert \ge d] \le \frac{1}{d} E[\vert X- \mu \vert]$. |
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