SOLUTION: Explain why this is or is not a probability distribution, x 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0

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Question 1132639: Explain why this is or is not a probability
distribution,
x 1 2 3 4
P(x) 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0



Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Yes, this is a probability distribution, since all of the probabilities are between and , and they add to .

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