Let X be a random variable with mean µ and variance σ2. Then for any k>0 or any ε>0 P [|X − µ|≥kσ] ≤ 1/k2 P [|X − µ|≥ε] ≤ σ2/ε2

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Let X be a random variable with mean µ and variance σ2. Then for any k>0 or any ε>0 P [|X − µ|≥kσ] ≤ 1/k2 P [|X − µ|≥ε] ≤ σ2/ε2

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