定義
指數分布的期望
\[EX = \frac{1}{\lambda} \]
證明
\[EX = \int_{-\infty}^{+\infty}xf(x)dx = \int_{0}^{+\infty}x\lambda e^{-\lambda x}dx = -\int_{-0}^{+\infty}xde^{-\lambda x} = \int_{0}^{+\infty}e^{-\lambda x}dx = \frac{1}{\lambda } \]
指數分布的方差
\[DX = \frac{1}{\lambda ^ 2} \]
證明
\[EX^{2} = \int_{-\infty }^{+\infty }g(x)f(x)dx = \int_{0}^{+\infty }x^{2}\lambda e^{-\lambda x}dx = -\int_{0}^{+\infty }x^{2}de^{-\lambda x} \]
\[= -x^2e^{-\lambda x}|_0^{+\infty} + 2\int_{0}^{+\infty}xe^{-\lambda x}dx = \frac{2}{\lambda }\int_{0}^{+\infty}e^{-\lambda x}dx = \frac{2}{\lambda ^{2}}, \]
所以，
\[DX = EX^{2} - (EX)^{2} = \frac{2}{\lambda ^{2}} - (\frac{1}{\lambda})^{2} = \frac{1}{\lambda ^{2}}. \]