SOLUTION: Five males with a particular genetic disorder have one child each. The random variable x is the number of children among the five who inherit the genetic disorder. Determine whethe

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Question 1121575: Five males with a particular genetic disorder have one child each. The random variable x is the number of children among the five who inherit the genetic disorder. Determine whether the table describes a probability distribution. If it​ does, find the mean and standard deviation.
x 0 1 2 3 4 5
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p(x) 0.0175 0.2484 0.3452 0.2399 0.0834 0.0116
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sum of the 6 probabilities given is 0.946, not 1. It is not a probability distribution.