Probability theory MOC

Chebyshev's inequality

Let 𝑋 :𝜉 →ℝ be a real random variable with mean 𝜇 and variance 𝜎2. Then for any 𝑎 >0 #m/thm/prob

ℙ(|𝑋−𝜇|≥𝑎)≤𝜎2𝑎2
Proof

By Markov's inequality

ℙ((𝑋−𝜇)2≥𝑎2)=𝔼⁡[(𝑋−𝜇)2]𝑎2

as required.


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