document.write( "Question 1129979: I have a question regarding probability distribution. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If given a few choices, and after adding them up:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Choice 1 equaled 1.1
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If I understand this correctly,a probability must be a number between 0 and 1, inclusive. For probability distribution, the sum of the probabilities must be 1. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "With that in mind, Choice 3: 0.5-0.2+0.3+0.4 would not be correct because one of the numbers is negative?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Choice 4: 0.1+0.6+0+0.3would be a solution because it falls within all specified parameters?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Am I interpreting this correctly?\r
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