Given the Probability Distribution Below, Calculate the Expected Value of X

question 15

Short Answer

Given the probability distribution below, calculate the expected value of X. $$\begin{array} { c c c c c c c } x & - 4 & - 2 & 0 & 3 & 7 & 16 \\P ( X = x ) & 0.1 & 0.2 & 0.3 & 0.2 & 0 & 0.2\end{array}$$ ​ $$\mu = E ( X )$$ __________​

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