SOLUTION: Explain why this is or is not a probability distribution. x 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1

SOLUTION: Explain why this is or is not a probability distribution. x 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1

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Question 880244: Explain why this is or is not a probability distribution.
x 1 2 3 4
P(x) 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1

Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yes -- each value of x has its own probability, and the sum of the P(x) is 1.
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