SOLUTION: Let X be the number of tails that turned up when two fair coins are tossed. What are the possible outcomes for X, the probability of each, and the distribution function value?

Question 1174404: Let X be the number of tails that turned up when two fair coins are tossed. What are the possible outcomes for X, the probability of each, and the distribution function value?

Answer by ikleyn(52779) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The possible outcomes for X are  0, 1, 2.


Respective probability values are  ,    and  .



These statements are OBVIOUS.

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