We have 100 i.i.d. RVs with means μ and variances σ2. We form their sample mean 100. Make use of Chebyshev's inequality to upper-bound the probability P[100 >σ/5]. We look for a numerical answer here.

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We have 100 i.i.d. RVs with means μ and variances σ2. We form their sample mean
100. Make use of Chebyshev's inequality to upper-bound the probability P[100
>σ/5]. We look for a numerical answer here.
Transcribed Image Text:We have 100 i.i.d. RVs with means μ and variances σ2. We form their sample mean 100. Make use of Chebyshev's inequality to upper-bound the probability P[100 >σ/5]. We look for a numerical answer here.
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