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dongbo

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Question 1

Which of the following is not a required condition for a discrete probability function?


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f(x) 0 for all values of x


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∑f(x) = 1 for all values of x


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∑f(x) = 0 for all values of x


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∑f(x) 1 for all values of x



Question 2

Which of the following statements about a discrete random variable and its probability distribution are true?


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Values of the random variable can never be negative.


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Some negative values of f(x) are allowed as long as ∑f(x) = 1.


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Values of f(x) must be greater than or equal to zero.


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The values of f(x) increase to a maximum point and then decrease.

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Marked as best answer by dongbo on Mar 25, 2023

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dongbo

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Reply 2 on: Mar 25, 2023
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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