ps = c(1/2, 1/3, 1/6) alphas = ps rs = c(3, 2, 6) alpha0 = 1 - sum(alphas) E_ln_R1 = sum(ps * log(alpha0 + alphas * rs)) m = exp(E_ln_R1) print(sprintf('E[ln(R_1)]= %f; m= %f', E_ln_R1, m))