expected value

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Baron said he thinks SpaceX valuation is heading much higher from the expected value of close to $2 trillion at the IPO.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

He worried that knowing the expected value might unconsciously influence his analysis.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Finance textbooks teach you about confirmation bias and expected value.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

If the expected value is high enough, he can live with the outcome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

The expected value of a quantity is simply the average of its values weighted according to their probabilities.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos