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 = 8 0.71, i = 13 0.96, i = 17 i = 20 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
Fi
0.01, i = 0
0.16,
i = 2
0.36,
i = 8
0.71, i = 13
0.96, i = 17
i
20
=
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 Fi 0.01, i = 0 0.16, i = 2 0.36, i = 8 0.71, i = 13 0.96, i = 17 i 20 = What is the expected value of the random variable X? Round your answer to five decimal places.
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