document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=922799>Question 922799</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 0 and 1 are the only possible values of the random variable x, and if P(x) = P(1)=0.8, is a probability distribution defined? Why or why not?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #559744 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=559744\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yes, kind of. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(1)=0.8 then P(0)=1-0.8=0.2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you kind of back into it using the rules of probability distribution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Certainly not the preferred method of definition.<BR>\n" );
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