SOLUTION: Write the distribution for the following formula and determine whether it is a probability distribution. P(X) ___X___ for X = 0,1,2 or P(X) X/X+2 for X= 0,1,2 X+2

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Question 373838: Write the distribution for the following formula and determine whether it is a probability distribution.
P(X) ___X___ for X = 0,1,2 or P(X) X/X+2 for X= 0,1,2
X+2

Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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All these probabilities add up to 5/6, which is less than 1. Hence the function is not a probability distribution.

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