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Expected Value of a Randomly decreasing function

We are asked to find the expected value of the following function RDF(N, K) for i = 1 to K do N = random(N) return N ...
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Integral of a random function

How is it possible to evaluate the integral: $$I(\mu,\sigma)=\int_0^{2\pi}\sin(\omega t)^2dt$$ where $\omega$ is a random variable having a normal distribution $N(\mu,\sigma)$? What is the $pdf$ of ...
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Variance of Matrix Trace

Given a random variables $X \in \mathbb{R}^n$, and a constant real matrix $Z$, how can the variance given by $Var[Tr(ZXX^T)]$ be calculated? Note that $Z$ is p.s.d and $X$ is $N (0,C)$.