Is MMSE decreasing function of variance

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suppose we have two independent r.v. $Z$(standard-normal) and $X$(any r.v.) with $E[X^2]=\sigma^2$. Let \begin{align*} Y=X+Z \end{align*}

My question is MMSE given by \begin{align*} \mathbb E[(X-\mathbb E[X|Y])^2] \end{align*}

is it a decreasing( or non-increasing) function of $\sigma^2$?

My intuition tells me is that if we increase $\sigma^2$ then MMSE should decrease. But how to show it formally?

Thanks for any advice.