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Fix issues with expectation
The last identity in the conditional expectation section was botched and an identity with an infinite sum needed extra qualification. Closes #18.
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stat-cookbook.tex

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\item $\Pr{X=Y} = 1 \eqv \E{X}=\E{Y}$
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% \item $\Pr{\lvert Y\rvert\le c} = 1 \imp \E{Y}<\infty
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% \wedge \lvert\E{X}\rvert\le c$
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\item $\E{X} = \displaystyle\sum_{x=1}^\infty \Pr{X\ge x}$
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\item $\E{X} = \displaystyle\sum_{x=1}^\infty \Pr{X\ge x}$ \qquad X discrete
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\end{itemize}
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f_{(Y,Z)|X}(y,z\giv x)\,dy\,dz$
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\item $\E{Y+Z\giv X} = \E{Y\giv X} + \E{Z\giv X}$
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\item $\E{\transform(X)Y\giv X} = \transform(X)\E{Y\giv X}$
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\item $\E[Y\giv X] = c \imp \cov{X,Y}=0$
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\item $\E{Y\giv X} = c \imp \cov{X,Y}=0$
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\end{titemize}
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\section{Variance}

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