SOLUTION: Given the following outcomes and corresponding probabilities: 0 (0.4096), 1 (0.4096), 2 (0.1536), 3(0.0256), 4 (0.0016). Is this a probability distribution? Why or why not?

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Question 922804: Given the following outcomes and corresponding probabilities: 0 (0.4096), 1 (0.4096), 2 (0.1536), 3(0.0256), 4 (0.0016). Is this a probability distribution? Why or why not?
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0 (0.4096),
1 (0.4096),
2 (0.1536),
3(0.0256),
4 (0.0016).
sum of probabilities needs to = 1.00 for it to be a probability distribution