Problem 2.(a) Consider a random variable X E {1,2,...,n}. Show that(i) µ(X) >0(ii) o(X) > 0for all possible probability distributions p = (px(1), px(2), px (3), ...,px (n)).(b) Consider Y ={±1,±2,...,±n/2}. State a probability distribution that satisfies µ(Y) < 0.

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Problem 2. (a) Consider a random variable X E {1,2,...,n}. Show that (i) µ(X) >0 (ii) o(X) > 0 for all possible probability distributions p = (px(1), px(2), px (3), ...,px (n)). (b) Consider Y ={±1,±2,...,±n/2}. State a probability distribution that satisfies µ(Y) < 0.