Question: Let X be a random variable that takes on nonnegative values and has distribution function F(x). Show that Hint: Integrate by parts. Illustrate this result

Let X be a random variable that takes on nonnegative values and has distribution function F(x). Show that


E(X) = P(X j+ 1). j=0

Hint: Integrate by parts.
Illustrate this result by calculating E(X) by this method if X has an exponential distribution F(x) = 1 − e−λx for x ≥ 0, and F(x) = 0 otherwise.

E(X) = P(X j+ 1). j=0

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