SOLUTION: For the table that follows, answer the following questions: x y 1 1/3 2 2/3 3 1 4 Determine whether each of the distributions given below represents a prob

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Question 368382: For the table that follows, answer the following questions:
x y
1 1/3
2 2/3
3 1
4


Determine whether each of the distributions given below represents a probability distribution. Justify your answer.
(A)
x
1
2
3
4
P(x)
0.01
7/12
1/12
1/4



(B)
x
3
6
8
P(x)
0.24
3/5
0.135



(C)
x
20
30
40
50
P(x)
0.33
0.02
-0.04
0.69







- Would the correlation between x and y in the table above be positive or negative?
- Find the missing value of y in the table.
- How would the values of this table be interpreted in terms of linear regression?
- If a “line of best fit” is placed among these points plotted on a coordinate system, would the slope of this line be positive or negative?


Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A) No, the sum of probabilities is not equal to 1.
B) No, the sum of probabilities is not equal to 1.
C) No, all probability values must be non-zero.