Sum of Expectations

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Sum of Expectations

For random variables X_1,...,X_n:

$$E\left[\sum_{i=1}^{n}X_i\right]=\sum_{i=1}^{n}E[X_i]$$

Usage

- Used even when the random variables are not independent.

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