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QUESTION

If $f_X(x)$ is the probability density function of a continuous
random variable which can take any value of $x$, write down an
expression for the mean of the distribution.

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ANSWER

mean$\ds=\mu=\int_{-\infty}^\infty xf_X(x)\,dx$.




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