SOLUTION: Are the following a probability distribution? If not, state why. x P(x) x P(x) x P(x) 0 0.16 0 0.16 0 0.16 1 0.18 1 0.18 1 0.18 2 0.22 2

Question 1161896: Are the following a probability distribution? If not, state why.
x P(x) x P(x) x P(x)
0 0.16 0 0.16 0 0.16
1 0.18 1 0.18 1 0.18
2 0.22 2 0.22 2 0.22
3 0.10 3 0.10 3 0.10
4 0.30 4 0.30 4 0.30
5 0.01 5 -0.1 5 0.04

Answer by greenestamps(13203) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Each one could be a probability distribution if and only if each probability is between 0 and 1 and the sum of the probabilities is 1.

You can do the arithmetic to answer the question.

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