The number of different mammal species observed along a transect through a forest is a random variable X with CDF 0.01, i=0 0.16, i=2 0.36, i=7 0.71, i = 10 0.96, i = 17 1 i = 25 What is the expected value of the random variable X? Round your answer to five decimal places. F₁ = Answer:

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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,
0.16,
0.36,
0.71,
0.96,
1
i = 0
i=2
Answer:
i = 7
i = 10
i = 17
i = 25
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, 0.16, 0.36, 0.71, 0.96, 1 i = 0 i=2 Answer: i = 7 i = 10 i = 17 i = 25 What is the expected value of the random variable X? Round your answer to five decimal places.
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