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beccaep

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Hope and Mike were discussing one entry in a probability distribution: P(x) = 0.5 when x = -3 . Hope felt that this entry was okay since the P(x) was a value between 0.0 and 1.0 . Mike argued that this entry was impossible for a probability distribution since x = 3, and negative values are not possible in probability distributions. Who is correct, Hope or Mike? Justify your choice.

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A pie chart is a portrayal of divisions of some aggregate by a segmented circle in such a way that the sector areas are proportional to the sized of the divisions in question.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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owenfalvey

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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Hope is correct, since negative values of x are possible but P(x) must be a value between 0.0 and 1.0, since probabilities cannot be negative for any probability distribution.

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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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