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The probability distribution of the random variable X.

Answer to Problem 1BMO
Solution:
x | −3 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
P(X=x) | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.25 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The value taken on by a random variable X and the frequency of their occurrence are shown in the following table.
x | −3 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Frequency of occurrence | 4 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 8 |
Table (1)
Approach:
Let, x1,x2,...xn, are the values of random variable X, then the probability for P(xi) is,
P(X=xi)=xi∑xi
Calculation:
Consider table (1), the sum of all the frequencies of occurrence is,
∑xi=4+8+20+24+16+8=80
Therefore, the sum of all frequencies of occurrence is 80.
Consider table (1), the probability of occurrence of −3 is,
P(X=−3)=480=0.05
The probability of occurrence of −2 is,
P(X=−2)=880=0.1
The probability of occurrence of 0 is,
P(X=0)=2080=0.25
The probability of occurrence of 1 is,
P(X=1)=2480=0.3
The probability of occurrence of 2 is,
P(X=2)=1680=0.2
The probability of occurrence of 3 is,
P(X=3)=880=0.1
Therefore, the probability distribution for random variable X is,
x | −3 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
P(X=x) | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.25 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Table (2)
Conclusion:
Hence, the probability distribution for the random variable X is shown in table (2).
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