Is the following distribution a probability distribution? (x, P(X)) = (-2,1.23); (-1, 0.15) ; (0, -1.20); (1, 0.52); (2, 0.30) There are five ordered pairs:  X values and their probabilities for example  P(1) = 0.52.   X -2 -1 0 1 2 P(X) 1.23 0.15 –1.20 0.52 0.30

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Is the following distribution a probability distribution?

(x, P(X)) = (-2,1.23); (-1, 0.15) ; (0, -1.20); (1, 0.52); (2, 0.30)

There are five ordered pairs:  X values and their probabilities for example  P(1) = 0.52.

 

X

-2

-1

0

1

2

P(X)

1.23

0.15

–1.20

0.52

0.30

 

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