document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1001085>Question 1001085</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A police department reports that the probabilities that 0,1,2,3, and 4 car thefts will be reported in a given day are 0.122, 0.257, 0.270, 0,189, and 0.099, respectively. Determine whether the following is a probability distribution. if not, identify the requirement that is not satisfied. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: Not a probability distribution. Numbers do not add up to 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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