SOLUTION: The following is not a probability distribution because: X -2 -1 0 1 2 P(X) 0.11 0.16 0.43 0.17 0.26 A. the values of the variable are negative. B. the probabili

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Question 956971: The following is not a probability distribution because:
X -2 -1 0 1 2
P(X) 0.11 0.16 0.43 0.17 0.26
A.
the values of the variable are negative.

B.
the probability values do not add to 1.

C.
the probability values are not discrete.

D.
the probability values are not increasing

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The values don't sum to 1 which is required for a probability distribution.