In our lecture notes, X and Y are random variable. From what I understand E[Y|X] is an Fx measurable random variable. In our lecture notes the formula for the conditional expectation was written as:
(1) E[Y|X]=∫∞−∞y dFy|x dy
but I argue that it should be:
(2) E[Y|X]=∫∞−∞y dFy|x dx
because E[Y|X]=g(X) where g is some function of x. Or is it (1) because once we integrate over y we are left with a function only dependent on x.
Answer
You are right that the expectation should be some function g(x). To get this equation, you integrate equation (1) over y to get a function that depends on x. In other words,
E[Y|X]=g(X)=∫∞−∞ydFY|X.
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