Let $X \in \text{Random}(\mathbb{R})$ be a D3161: Random real number such that
Let $a \in \mathbb{R}$ be a D993: Real number.
(i) | \begin{equation} \mathbb{E} |X|^2 < \infty \end{equation} |
Then
\begin{equation}
\mathbb{E} |X - a|^2
= \text{Var} X - |\mathbb{E} X - a|^2
\end{equation}