Ok, according to some notes I have, the following is true for a random variable $X$ that can only take on positive values, i.e $P(X<0=0)$
$\int_0^{\infty}(1-F_X(x))dx=\int_0^{\infty}P(X>x)dx$
$=\int_0^{\infty}\int_x^{\infty}f_X(y)dydx$
$=\int_0^{\infty}\int_0^{y}dxf_X(y)dy$
$=\int_0^{\infty}yf_X(y)dy=E(X)$
I'm not seeing the steps here clearly. The first line is obvious and the second makes sense to me, as we are using the fact that the probability of a random variable being greater than a given value is just the density evaluated from that value to infinity.
Where I'm lost is why: $=\int_x^{\infty}f_X(y)dy=\int_0^{y}f_X(y)dy$
Also, doesn't the last line equal E(Y) and not E(X)?
How would we extend this to the discrete case, where the pmf is defined only for values of X in the non-negative integers?
Thank you
The region of integration for the double integral is $x,y \geq 0$ and $y \geq x$. If you express this integral by first integrating with respect to $y$, then the region of integration for $y$ is $[x, \infty)$. However if you exchange the order of integration and first integrate with respect to $x$, then the region of integration for $x$ is $[0,y]$. The reason why you get $E(X)$ and not something like $E(Y)$ is that $y$ is just a dummy variable of integration, whereas $X$ is the actual random variable that defines $f_X$.