49. State which of the following are not the probability distributions of a random variable. Give reasons for your answer.
(i)
X
0
1
2
P (X)
0.4
0.4
0.2
(ii)
X
0
1
2
3
4
P (X)
0.1
0.5
0.2
– 0.1
0.3
(iii)
Y
– 1
0
1
P (Y)
0.6
0.1
0.2
(iv)
Y
– 1
0
1
P (Y)
0.6
0.1
0.2
49. State which of the following are not the probability distributions of a random variable. Give reasons for your answer.
(i)
X |
0 |
1 |
2 |
P (X) |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
(ii)
X |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
P (X) |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
– 0.1 |
0.3 |
(iii)
Y |
– 1 |
0 |
1 |
P (Y) |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
(iv)
Y |
– 1 |
0 |
1 |
P (Y) |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
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1 Answer
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49. It is known that the sum of all the probabilities in a probability distribution is one.
(i) Sum of the probabilities = 0.4 + 0.4 + 0.2 = 1
Therefore, the given table is a probability distribution of random variables.
(ii) It can be seen that for X = 3, P (X) = −0.1
It is known that probability of any observation is not negative. Therefore, the given table is not a probability distribution of random variables.
(iii) Sum of the probabilities = 0.6 + 0.1 + 0.2 = 0.9 ≠ 1
Therefore, the given table is not a probability distribution of random variables.
(iv) Sum of the probabilities = 0.3 + 0.2 + 0.4 + 0.1 + 0.0
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