Show that $E(Y^p)=int_{0}^{infty}px^{p-1}P(Ygeq x)dx$












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Studying some probability theory and I came across this question. Show that if $Y$ is a non-negative random variable, and $p>0$, $$E(Y^p)=int_{0}^{infty}px^{p-1}P(Ygeq x)dx$$
I'm a bit stuck on this question: I know that by Markov's inequality, $frac{E(Y^p)}{y^p}geq P(Y>y)$ since $Y=lvert Yrvert$ here. Also, $y^p=int_{0}^y px^{p-1}dx$ and I believe these two facts can be used to solve the problem, but I'm not sure how exactly.



Could anyone give me some help, point me in the right direction?






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    Can $Y$ take on negative values?
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    @Frpzzd $Y$ is non-negative.
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Studying some probability theory and I came across this question. Show that if $Y$ is a non-negative random variable, and $p>0$, $$E(Y^p)=int_{0}^{infty}px^{p-1}P(Ygeq x)dx$$
I'm a bit stuck on this question: I know that by Markov's inequality, $frac{E(Y^p)}{y^p}geq P(Y>y)$ since $Y=lvert Yrvert$ here. Also, $y^p=int_{0}^y px^{p-1}dx$ and I believe these two facts can be used to solve the problem, but I'm not sure how exactly.



Could anyone give me some help, point me in the right direction?






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    Can $Y$ take on negative values?
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    @Frpzzd $Y$ is non-negative.
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Studying some probability theory and I came across this question. Show that if $Y$ is a non-negative random variable, and $p>0$, $$E(Y^p)=int_{0}^{infty}px^{p-1}P(Ygeq x)dx$$
I'm a bit stuck on this question: I know that by Markov's inequality, $frac{E(Y^p)}{y^p}geq P(Y>y)$ since $Y=lvert Yrvert$ here. Also, $y^p=int_{0}^y px^{p-1}dx$ and I believe these two facts can be used to solve the problem, but I'm not sure how exactly.



Could anyone give me some help, point me in the right direction?






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Studying some probability theory and I came across this question. Show that if $Y$ is a non-negative random variable, and $p>0$, $$E(Y^p)=int_{0}^{infty}px^{p-1}P(Ygeq x)dx$$
I'm a bit stuck on this question: I know that by Markov's inequality, $frac{E(Y^p)}{y^p}geq P(Y>y)$ since $Y=lvert Yrvert$ here. Also, $y^p=int_{0}^y px^{p-1}dx$ and I believe these two facts can be used to solve the problem, but I'm not sure how exactly.



Could anyone give me some help, point me in the right direction?






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    @Frpzzd $Y$ is non-negative.
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    @Frpzzd $Y$ is non-negative.
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Can $Y$ take on negative values?
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Can $Y$ take on negative values?
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@Frpzzd $Y$ is non-negative.
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@Frpzzd $Y$ is non-negative.
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If you are willing to use Tonelli's theorem (as opposed to something more elementary) you have
$$int_0^infty px^{p-1} P(Y ge x) , dx = int_0^infty px^{p-1} int_Omega mathbb{1}_{{Y ge x}} , dP dx = int_Omega int_0^infty px^{p-1} mathbb{1}_{{Y ge x}} , dxdP.$$
The inner integral evaluates as
$$int_0^infty px^{p-1} mathbb{1}_{{Y ge x}} , dx = int_0^Y px^{p-1} , dx = Y^p.$$






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    Would Fubini's work here as well? Also, how is the first equality in the 2nd line derived?
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    Yes, but Fubini requires the hypothesis that the expression inside the double integral is actually integrable on the product measure space. Tonelli's theorem works only for nonnegative functions and does not require integrability, making the proof a bit shorter.
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    I believe I can apply Fubini's by stating that $px^{p-1}mathbb 1_{Ygeq x}$ is non-negative, am I correct? (I'm not equipped with Tonelli's but am with Fubini's.)
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If $Y$ has density $f(y)$, the trick is to (1) put $y^p=int_0^y px^{p-1},dx$ in the formula for $E(Y^p)$, obtaining a double integral,
then (2) interchange the order of integration:
$$begin{align}
E(Y^p) &= int_{y=0}^infty y^pf(y),dy\
&stackrel{(1)}=int_{y=0}^inftyleft(int_{x=0}^y px^{p-1}right)f(y),dy\
&=int_{y=0}^inftyleft(int_{x=0}^y px^{p-1}f(y)right),dy\
&stackrel{(2)}=int_{x=0}^inftyleft(int_{y=x}^infty px^{p-1}f(y)right),dx\
&=int_{x=0}^infty px^{p-1}left(int_{y=x}^infty f(y)right),dx\
&=int_{x=0}^infty px^{p-1} P(Yge x),dx
end{align}
$$






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    Thank you for your answer; my worry was that as the problem does not explicitly state that $Y$ has a density, wasn't sure if I could do it this way. A question though, if I took this route, order of integration doesn't have to come from Fubini's or Tonelli's rather just from properties of integrals on the real line right?
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    @pilotmath Actually Fubini is the justification for swapping the order of integration here. We often forget the reason why we are allowed to manipulate integrals on the real line the way we do.
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begin{align*} E [ Y^p] & = E [int_0^{Y^p} ds ]\
& = E [ int_0^infty {bf 1}_{[0,Y^p)}(s) ds ] \
& = int_0^infty P(s< Y^p) ds \
& = int_0^infty P(Y > s^{1/p} ds \
& underset{x=s^{1/p}}{=} int_0^infty P(Y>x) p x^{p-1} dx.
end{align*}






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    If you are willing to use Tonelli's theorem (as opposed to something more elementary) you have
    $$int_0^infty px^{p-1} P(Y ge x) , dx = int_0^infty px^{p-1} int_Omega mathbb{1}_{{Y ge x}} , dP dx = int_Omega int_0^infty px^{p-1} mathbb{1}_{{Y ge x}} , dxdP.$$
    The inner integral evaluates as
    $$int_0^infty px^{p-1} mathbb{1}_{{Y ge x}} , dx = int_0^Y px^{p-1} , dx = Y^p.$$






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      Would Fubini's work here as well? Also, how is the first equality in the 2nd line derived?
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      – Mog
      Oct 29 '18 at 23:20












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      Yes, but Fubini requires the hypothesis that the expression inside the double integral is actually integrable on the product measure space. Tonelli's theorem works only for nonnegative functions and does not require integrability, making the proof a bit shorter.
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      – Umberto P.
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      On any measure space $mu(E) = int mathbb{1}_E , dmu.$
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      – Umberto P.
      Oct 29 '18 at 23:24












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      I believe I can apply Fubini's by stating that $px^{p-1}mathbb 1_{Ygeq x}$ is non-negative, am I correct? (I'm not equipped with Tonelli's but am with Fubini's.)
      $endgroup$
      – Mog
      Oct 29 '18 at 23:38


















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    If you are willing to use Tonelli's theorem (as opposed to something more elementary) you have
    $$int_0^infty px^{p-1} P(Y ge x) , dx = int_0^infty px^{p-1} int_Omega mathbb{1}_{{Y ge x}} , dP dx = int_Omega int_0^infty px^{p-1} mathbb{1}_{{Y ge x}} , dxdP.$$
    The inner integral evaluates as
    $$int_0^infty px^{p-1} mathbb{1}_{{Y ge x}} , dx = int_0^Y px^{p-1} , dx = Y^p.$$






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      Would Fubini's work here as well? Also, how is the first equality in the 2nd line derived?
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      Oct 29 '18 at 23:20












    • $begingroup$
      Yes, but Fubini requires the hypothesis that the expression inside the double integral is actually integrable on the product measure space. Tonelli's theorem works only for nonnegative functions and does not require integrability, making the proof a bit shorter.
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      – Umberto P.
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      On any measure space $mu(E) = int mathbb{1}_E , dmu.$
      $endgroup$
      – Umberto P.
      Oct 29 '18 at 23:24












    • $begingroup$
      I believe I can apply Fubini's by stating that $px^{p-1}mathbb 1_{Ygeq x}$ is non-negative, am I correct? (I'm not equipped with Tonelli's but am with Fubini's.)
      $endgroup$
      – Mog
      Oct 29 '18 at 23:38
















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    If you are willing to use Tonelli's theorem (as opposed to something more elementary) you have
    $$int_0^infty px^{p-1} P(Y ge x) , dx = int_0^infty px^{p-1} int_Omega mathbb{1}_{{Y ge x}} , dP dx = int_Omega int_0^infty px^{p-1} mathbb{1}_{{Y ge x}} , dxdP.$$
    The inner integral evaluates as
    $$int_0^infty px^{p-1} mathbb{1}_{{Y ge x}} , dx = int_0^Y px^{p-1} , dx = Y^p.$$






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    If you are willing to use Tonelli's theorem (as opposed to something more elementary) you have
    $$int_0^infty px^{p-1} P(Y ge x) , dx = int_0^infty px^{p-1} int_Omega mathbb{1}_{{Y ge x}} , dP dx = int_Omega int_0^infty px^{p-1} mathbb{1}_{{Y ge x}} , dxdP.$$
    The inner integral evaluates as
    $$int_0^infty px^{p-1} mathbb{1}_{{Y ge x}} , dx = int_0^Y px^{p-1} , dx = Y^p.$$







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      Would Fubini's work here as well? Also, how is the first equality in the 2nd line derived?
      $endgroup$
      – Mog
      Oct 29 '18 at 23:20












    • $begingroup$
      Yes, but Fubini requires the hypothesis that the expression inside the double integral is actually integrable on the product measure space. Tonelli's theorem works only for nonnegative functions and does not require integrability, making the proof a bit shorter.
      $endgroup$
      – Umberto P.
      Oct 29 '18 at 23:23










    • $begingroup$
      On any measure space $mu(E) = int mathbb{1}_E , dmu.$
      $endgroup$
      – Umberto P.
      Oct 29 '18 at 23:24












    • $begingroup$
      I believe I can apply Fubini's by stating that $px^{p-1}mathbb 1_{Ygeq x}$ is non-negative, am I correct? (I'm not equipped with Tonelli's but am with Fubini's.)
      $endgroup$
      – Mog
      Oct 29 '18 at 23:38




















    • $begingroup$
      Would Fubini's work here as well? Also, how is the first equality in the 2nd line derived?
      $endgroup$
      – Mog
      Oct 29 '18 at 23:20












    • $begingroup$
      Yes, but Fubini requires the hypothesis that the expression inside the double integral is actually integrable on the product measure space. Tonelli's theorem works only for nonnegative functions and does not require integrability, making the proof a bit shorter.
      $endgroup$
      – Umberto P.
      Oct 29 '18 at 23:23










    • $begingroup$
      On any measure space $mu(E) = int mathbb{1}_E , dmu.$
      $endgroup$
      – Umberto P.
      Oct 29 '18 at 23:24












    • $begingroup$
      I believe I can apply Fubini's by stating that $px^{p-1}mathbb 1_{Ygeq x}$ is non-negative, am I correct? (I'm not equipped with Tonelli's but am with Fubini's.)
      $endgroup$
      – Mog
      Oct 29 '18 at 23:38


















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    Would Fubini's work here as well? Also, how is the first equality in the 2nd line derived?
    $endgroup$
    – Mog
    Oct 29 '18 at 23:20






    $begingroup$
    Would Fubini's work here as well? Also, how is the first equality in the 2nd line derived?
    $endgroup$
    – Mog
    Oct 29 '18 at 23:20














    $begingroup$
    Yes, but Fubini requires the hypothesis that the expression inside the double integral is actually integrable on the product measure space. Tonelli's theorem works only for nonnegative functions and does not require integrability, making the proof a bit shorter.
    $endgroup$
    – Umberto P.
    Oct 29 '18 at 23:23




    $begingroup$
    Yes, but Fubini requires the hypothesis that the expression inside the double integral is actually integrable on the product measure space. Tonelli's theorem works only for nonnegative functions and does not require integrability, making the proof a bit shorter.
    $endgroup$
    – Umberto P.
    Oct 29 '18 at 23:23












    $begingroup$
    On any measure space $mu(E) = int mathbb{1}_E , dmu.$
    $endgroup$
    – Umberto P.
    Oct 29 '18 at 23:24






    $begingroup$
    On any measure space $mu(E) = int mathbb{1}_E , dmu.$
    $endgroup$
    – Umberto P.
    Oct 29 '18 at 23:24














    $begingroup$
    I believe I can apply Fubini's by stating that $px^{p-1}mathbb 1_{Ygeq x}$ is non-negative, am I correct? (I'm not equipped with Tonelli's but am with Fubini's.)
    $endgroup$
    – Mog
    Oct 29 '18 at 23:38






    $begingroup$
    I believe I can apply Fubini's by stating that $px^{p-1}mathbb 1_{Ygeq x}$ is non-negative, am I correct? (I'm not equipped with Tonelli's but am with Fubini's.)
    $endgroup$
    – Mog
    Oct 29 '18 at 23:38













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    If $Y$ has density $f(y)$, the trick is to (1) put $y^p=int_0^y px^{p-1},dx$ in the formula for $E(Y^p)$, obtaining a double integral,
    then (2) interchange the order of integration:
    $$begin{align}
    E(Y^p) &= int_{y=0}^infty y^pf(y),dy\
    &stackrel{(1)}=int_{y=0}^inftyleft(int_{x=0}^y px^{p-1}right)f(y),dy\
    &=int_{y=0}^inftyleft(int_{x=0}^y px^{p-1}f(y)right),dy\
    &stackrel{(2)}=int_{x=0}^inftyleft(int_{y=x}^infty px^{p-1}f(y)right),dx\
    &=int_{x=0}^infty px^{p-1}left(int_{y=x}^infty f(y)right),dx\
    &=int_{x=0}^infty px^{p-1} P(Yge x),dx
    end{align}
    $$






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      Thank you for your answer; my worry was that as the problem does not explicitly state that $Y$ has a density, wasn't sure if I could do it this way. A question though, if I took this route, order of integration doesn't have to come from Fubini's or Tonelli's rather just from properties of integrals on the real line right?
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      @pilotmath Actually Fubini is the justification for swapping the order of integration here. We often forget the reason why we are allowed to manipulate integrals on the real line the way we do.
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    If $Y$ has density $f(y)$, the trick is to (1) put $y^p=int_0^y px^{p-1},dx$ in the formula for $E(Y^p)$, obtaining a double integral,
    then (2) interchange the order of integration:
    $$begin{align}
    E(Y^p) &= int_{y=0}^infty y^pf(y),dy\
    &stackrel{(1)}=int_{y=0}^inftyleft(int_{x=0}^y px^{p-1}right)f(y),dy\
    &=int_{y=0}^inftyleft(int_{x=0}^y px^{p-1}f(y)right),dy\
    &stackrel{(2)}=int_{x=0}^inftyleft(int_{y=x}^infty px^{p-1}f(y)right),dx\
    &=int_{x=0}^infty px^{p-1}left(int_{y=x}^infty f(y)right),dx\
    &=int_{x=0}^infty px^{p-1} P(Yge x),dx
    end{align}
    $$






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      Thank you for your answer; my worry was that as the problem does not explicitly state that $Y$ has a density, wasn't sure if I could do it this way. A question though, if I took this route, order of integration doesn't have to come from Fubini's or Tonelli's rather just from properties of integrals on the real line right?
      $endgroup$
      – Mog
      Oct 30 '18 at 0:09










    • $begingroup$
      @pilotmath Actually Fubini is the justification for swapping the order of integration here. We often forget the reason why we are allowed to manipulate integrals on the real line the way we do.
      $endgroup$
      – grand_chat
      Oct 30 '18 at 0:28














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    $begingroup$

    If $Y$ has density $f(y)$, the trick is to (1) put $y^p=int_0^y px^{p-1},dx$ in the formula for $E(Y^p)$, obtaining a double integral,
    then (2) interchange the order of integration:
    $$begin{align}
    E(Y^p) &= int_{y=0}^infty y^pf(y),dy\
    &stackrel{(1)}=int_{y=0}^inftyleft(int_{x=0}^y px^{p-1}right)f(y),dy\
    &=int_{y=0}^inftyleft(int_{x=0}^y px^{p-1}f(y)right),dy\
    &stackrel{(2)}=int_{x=0}^inftyleft(int_{y=x}^infty px^{p-1}f(y)right),dx\
    &=int_{x=0}^infty px^{p-1}left(int_{y=x}^infty f(y)right),dx\
    &=int_{x=0}^infty px^{p-1} P(Yge x),dx
    end{align}
    $$






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    If $Y$ has density $f(y)$, the trick is to (1) put $y^p=int_0^y px^{p-1},dx$ in the formula for $E(Y^p)$, obtaining a double integral,
    then (2) interchange the order of integration:
    $$begin{align}
    E(Y^p) &= int_{y=0}^infty y^pf(y),dy\
    &stackrel{(1)}=int_{y=0}^inftyleft(int_{x=0}^y px^{p-1}right)f(y),dy\
    &=int_{y=0}^inftyleft(int_{x=0}^y px^{p-1}f(y)right),dy\
    &stackrel{(2)}=int_{x=0}^inftyleft(int_{y=x}^infty px^{p-1}f(y)right),dx\
    &=int_{x=0}^infty px^{p-1}left(int_{y=x}^infty f(y)right),dx\
    &=int_{x=0}^infty px^{p-1} P(Yge x),dx
    end{align}
    $$







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      Thank you for your answer; my worry was that as the problem does not explicitly state that $Y$ has a density, wasn't sure if I could do it this way. A question though, if I took this route, order of integration doesn't have to come from Fubini's or Tonelli's rather just from properties of integrals on the real line right?
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      @pilotmath Actually Fubini is the justification for swapping the order of integration here. We often forget the reason why we are allowed to manipulate integrals on the real line the way we do.
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    • $begingroup$
      Thank you for your answer; my worry was that as the problem does not explicitly state that $Y$ has a density, wasn't sure if I could do it this way. A question though, if I took this route, order of integration doesn't have to come from Fubini's or Tonelli's rather just from properties of integrals on the real line right?
      $endgroup$
      – Mog
      Oct 30 '18 at 0:09










    • $begingroup$
      @pilotmath Actually Fubini is the justification for swapping the order of integration here. We often forget the reason why we are allowed to manipulate integrals on the real line the way we do.
      $endgroup$
      – grand_chat
      Oct 30 '18 at 0:28
















    $begingroup$
    Thank you for your answer; my worry was that as the problem does not explicitly state that $Y$ has a density, wasn't sure if I could do it this way. A question though, if I took this route, order of integration doesn't have to come from Fubini's or Tonelli's rather just from properties of integrals on the real line right?
    $endgroup$
    – Mog
    Oct 30 '18 at 0:09




    $begingroup$
    Thank you for your answer; my worry was that as the problem does not explicitly state that $Y$ has a density, wasn't sure if I could do it this way. A question though, if I took this route, order of integration doesn't have to come from Fubini's or Tonelli's rather just from properties of integrals on the real line right?
    $endgroup$
    – Mog
    Oct 30 '18 at 0:09












    $begingroup$
    @pilotmath Actually Fubini is the justification for swapping the order of integration here. We often forget the reason why we are allowed to manipulate integrals on the real line the way we do.
    $endgroup$
    – grand_chat
    Oct 30 '18 at 0:28




    $begingroup$
    @pilotmath Actually Fubini is the justification for swapping the order of integration here. We often forget the reason why we are allowed to manipulate integrals on the real line the way we do.
    $endgroup$
    – grand_chat
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    begin{align*} E [ Y^p] & = E [int_0^{Y^p} ds ]\
    & = E [ int_0^infty {bf 1}_{[0,Y^p)}(s) ds ] \
    & = int_0^infty P(s< Y^p) ds \
    & = int_0^infty P(Y > s^{1/p} ds \
    & underset{x=s^{1/p}}{=} int_0^infty P(Y>x) p x^{p-1} dx.
    end{align*}






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      begin{align*} E [ Y^p] & = E [int_0^{Y^p} ds ]\
      & = E [ int_0^infty {bf 1}_{[0,Y^p)}(s) ds ] \
      & = int_0^infty P(s< Y^p) ds \
      & = int_0^infty P(Y > s^{1/p} ds \
      & underset{x=s^{1/p}}{=} int_0^infty P(Y>x) p x^{p-1} dx.
      end{align*}






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        begin{align*} E [ Y^p] & = E [int_0^{Y^p} ds ]\
        & = E [ int_0^infty {bf 1}_{[0,Y^p)}(s) ds ] \
        & = int_0^infty P(s< Y^p) ds \
        & = int_0^infty P(Y > s^{1/p} ds \
        & underset{x=s^{1/p}}{=} int_0^infty P(Y>x) p x^{p-1} dx.
        end{align*}






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        begin{align*} E [ Y^p] & = E [int_0^{Y^p} ds ]\
        & = E [ int_0^infty {bf 1}_{[0,Y^p)}(s) ds ] \
        & = int_0^infty P(s< Y^p) ds \
        & = int_0^infty P(Y > s^{1/p} ds \
        & underset{x=s^{1/p}}{=} int_0^infty P(Y>x) p x^{p-1} dx.
        end{align*}







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