Real random variable

Sum of independent random variables

Let 𝑋1,𝑋2 :𝜉 be independently distributed real random variables. Then the distribution of 𝑌 =𝑋1 +𝑋2 is given by the convolution of that of 𝑋1 with that of 𝑋2, #m/thm/prob i.e. in the discrete case the probability mass function is

𝑝𝑌(𝑦)=𝑥1supp(𝑋1)𝑝𝑋2(𝑦𝑥1)𝑝𝑋1(𝑥1)

and in the continuous case the probability density function is

𝑓𝑌(𝑦)=𝑓𝑋2(𝑦𝑥1)𝑓𝑋1(𝑥1)𝑑𝑥1


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