mean.mixture: Mean of a mixture distribution.

In algebraic.dist: Algebra over Probability Distributions

Mean of a mixture distribution.

Description

The mean of a mixture is the weighted sum of the component means: E[X] = \sum_k w_k \mu_k.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'mixture'
mean(x, ...)

Arguments

x	A mixture object.
...	Additional arguments (not used).

Value

The mean of the mixture distribution.

Examples

m <- mixture(list(normal(0, 1), normal(10, 1)), c(0.5, 0.5))
mean(m)

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