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Random Variable Qusetion - A Level Further Statistics

Hi I'm working on a question:
"The random variable X follows a uniform distribution with the sample space {1/n,2/n,3/n,...,(n-1)/n,1}. Show that, as n tends towards infinity, E(X) -> 1/2 and Var(X) -> 1/12."
I have written the sample space in a table and tried to expand E(X) to 1(1/n)+2(2/n)+3(3/n)+...+(n/1)((n/1)/n)+n(1) = 1/2 and I think it has something to do with series summations but I'm not sure how to continue the question.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
Original post by Cyanforest
Hi I'm working on a question:
"The random variable X follows a uniform distribution with the sample space {1/n,2/n,3/n,...,(n-1)/n,1}. Show that, as n tends towards infinity, E(X) -> 1/2 and Var(X) -> 1/12."
I have written the sample space in a table and tried to expand E(X) to 1(1/n)+2(2/n)+3(3/n)+...+(n/1)((n/1)/n)+n(1) = 1/2 and I think it has something to do with series summations but I'm not sure how to continue the question.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.


Your initial sum for E(X) is incorrect.

E(X)=pixiE(X) = \sum p_ix_i

What are pip_i and xix_i here?

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