SOLUTION: A police department reports that the probabilities that 0,1,2,3, and 4 car thefts will be reported in a given day are 0.122, 0.257, 0.270, 0,189, and 0.099, respectively. Determine
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Question 1001085: A police department reports that the probabilities that 0,1,2,3, and 4 car thefts will be reported in a given day are 0.122, 0.257, 0.270, 0,189, and 0.099, respectively. Determine whether the following is a probability distribution. if not, identify the requirement that is not satisfied.
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A police department reports that the probabilities that 0,1,2,3, and 4 car thefts will be reported in a given day are 0.122, 0.257, 0.270, 0,189, and 0.099, respectively. Determine whether the following is a probability distribution. if not, identify the requirement that is not satisfied.
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Ans: Not a probability distribution. Numbers do not add up to 1.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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