The number of different mammal species observed along a transect through a forest is a random variable X with CDF F₁ 0.01, i = 0 0.16, i = 2 0.36, i = 7 0.71, i = 11 0.96, i = 19 1 i = 24 What is the expected value of the random variable X? Round your answer to five decimal places.

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The number of different mammal species observed along a transect through a forest is a
random variable X with CDF
F₁
-
0.01, i = 0
0.16, i : 2
=
0.36, = 7
0.71, i = 11
0.96,
=
i =
19
24
What is the expected value of the random variable X? Round your answer to five decimal
places.
Transcribed Image Text:The number of different mammal species observed along a transect through a forest is a random variable X with CDF F₁ - 0.01, i = 0 0.16, i : 2 = 0.36, = 7 0.71, i = 11 0.96, = i = 19 24 What is the expected value of the random variable X? Round your answer to five decimal places.
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