Expected Number of Successes

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Expected Number of Successes

If I_i are indicator variables:

$$X=\sum_{i=1}^{n}I_i$$

then:

$$E[X]=\sum_{i=1}^{n}P(I_i=1)$$

Usage

- Used to calculate expected counts without finding the complete distribution.

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