SOLUTION: Given the table of probabilities for the random variable x, does this form a probability distribution? Answer Yes or No. x 5 10 15 20 P(x) 0.1 -0.3 0.50 0.70

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Question 781088: Given the table of probabilities for the random variable x, does this form a probability distribution? Answer Yes or No.
x 5 10 15 20
P(x) 0.1 -0.3 0.50 0.70
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Given the table of probabilities for the random variable x, does this form a probability distribution? Answer Yes or No.
x 5 10 15 20
P(x) 0.1 -0.3 0.50 0.70
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Ans: No ; each P(x) must be greater than or equal to zero and
less than or equal to 1.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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