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Markov's inequality (Theorem)

For a non-negative random variable $X$ and a standard of accuracy $d > 0$ Markov's inequality states that $P[X \ge d] \le \frac{1}{d} E[X]$




"Markov's inequality" is owned by Andrea Ambrosio. [ full author list (2) | owner history (1) ]
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See Also: Chebyshev's inequality, Kolmogorov's inequality, Kolmogorov's martingale inequality, reverse Markov inequality

Other names:  Markoff's inequality

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AMS MSC60A99 (Probability theory and stochastic processes :: Foundations of probability theory :: Miscellaneous)

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