Show that the expected value of $X$ is equal to $E(x)$
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Consider a random variable $X : Ω → {1, . . . , 15}$ , that takes on integer values in the set ${1, . . . , 15}$ . Show that the expected value of $X$ is equal to: $$E(X) = sum_{i=1}^{15} P(X ≥ i)$$
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