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Question 457091: The following distribution is not a probability distribution because
The following distribution is NOT a probability distribution because

X -2 -1 0 1 2
P(X) 0.13 0.19 0.42 0.16 0.27


A)
the values of the variable are negative.

B)
the probability values are not increasing.

C)
the probability values do not add to 1.

D)
the probability values are not discrete.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The following distribution is NOT a probability distribution because
X -2 -1 0 1 2
P(X) 0.13 0.19 0.42 0.16 0.27
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Ans: C
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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A)
the values of the variable are negative.
B)
the probability values are not increasing.
C)
the probability values do not add to 1.
D)
the probability values are not discrete.