Change of Variable for Shifted Exponential Distribution

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The shifted exponential distribution is given by

$$f(t) = \mu \exp [-\mu (t-\theta )]$$

with domain of support given by $t \in [\theta, \infty),\ \theta \geq 0$.

I want to do a change of variable to eliminate the $t - \theta$.

So, Let $x = t - \theta$, then $dx = dt$, and the limits of integration become $0$ and $\infty$. That is, the transformed function becomes

$$f(x) = \mu \exp [-\mu\ x ]$$

with domain of support $x \in [0, \infty)$, which is the exponential distribution.

Is this correct? It seems like I'm made a mistake somewhere...I.e., the $\theta$ disappeared...

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I want to do a change of variable to eliminate the $t−θ$.

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Is this correct? It seems like I'm made a mistake somewhere...I.e., the $θ$ disappeared...

Why, yes, if you shift to eliminate the shift parameter, $\theta$, then the $\theta$ will vanish.   That is the point.

So indeed, since this is a linear shift on the axis, whith no distortion of the curve, the required probability density function is obtained via an inline replacement: $t\gets (t_\star+\theta)$ .

$$~f_{T_\star}(t_\star)~{=~f_T(t_\star+\theta) \\[1ex] =~\mu \exp(-\mu(t_\star+\theta-\theta))~\mathbf 1_{(t_\star+\theta)\in[\theta;\infty)}\\[1ex]=~ \mu\exp(-\mu t_\star)~\mathbf 1_{t_\star\in[0;\infty)}}$$

Which is an unshifted exponential distribution, as should be anticipated.

Also, just because a function is transformed, shouldn't they have the same mean?

Oh, no, not at all.   Since the function is transformed, a transformation should occur.

Well, to be precise, in a linear shift, only the mean changes (it is shifted!), while variance and other centred moments remain untouched, as they describe shape of the curve, which is unchanged by a shift.

$$\begin{align}\mathsf E(T_\star)~&=~\mathsf E(T)-\theta \\[1ex] \mathsf{Var}(T_\star)~&{=~ \mathsf E((T-\theta-\mathsf E(T-\theta))^2)\\[1ex] =~ \mathsf {Var}(T)}\\ \textit{et cetera}~~&\ldots\end{align}$$

That is all.