expected value
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The expected value is the average statistical outcome you would expect if the same event were repeated and over again.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
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
If they could have played the game a thousand times then deciding what to do would have been easier: Keep playing unless the banker’s offer is better than the expected value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
The expected value of being a Christian would then be 0 x ∞, and that was gibberish.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
