Find the expected value for the random variable. z 9 12 15 18 21 P(z) 0.12 0.22 0.42 0.16 0.08 E(z)=nothing (Type an integer or a decimal.) In a certain animal species, the probability that a healthy adult female will have no offspring in a given year is 0.26, while the probabilities of 1, 2, 3, or 4

Find the expected value for the random variable. z 9 12 15 18 21 P(z) 0.12 0.22 0.42 0.16 0.08 E(z)=nothing (Type an integer or a decimal.) In a certain animal species, the probability that a healthy adult female will have no offspring in a given year is 0.26, while the probabilities of 1, 2, 3, or 4

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Find the expected value for the random variable.

z	9	12	15	18	21
P(z)	0.12	0.22	0.42	0.16	0.08

E(z)=nothing

(Type an integer or a decimal.)

In a certain animal species, the probability that a healthy adult female will have no offspring in a given year is

0.26,

while the probabilities of 1, 2, 3, or 4 offspring are, respectively,

0.23,

0.19,

0.17,

and

0.15.

Find the expected number of offspring.

E(x)=nothing

(Round to two decimal places as needed.)

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