The random variable X has the following distribution. X p(X) --------------- -1 3c 0 2c 1 0.4 2 0.1 Find the value of constant c.
The random variable X has the following distribution. X p(X) --------------- -1 3c 0 2c 1 0.4 2 0.1 Find the value of constant c. The sum of the probabilities must = 1, so the equation is 3c + 2c + 0.4 + 0.1 = 1 5c + 0.5 = 1 5c = 0.5 c = 0.1 That's the answer. That means the distribution is X p(X) --------------- -1 0.3 0 0.2 1 0.4 2 0.1 --------------- sum = 1.0 Edwin