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# State if the following is not the probability mass function of a random variable. Give reasons for your answer. X 0 1 2 P(X) 0.4 0.4 0.2 - Mathematics and Statistics

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State if the following is not the probability mass function of a random variable. Give reasons for your answer.

 X 0 1 2 P(X) 0.4 0.4 0.2
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#### Solution 1

P.m.f. of random variable should satisfy the following conditions :

(a) 0 ≤ pi ≤1

(b) ∑pi = 1

 X 0 1 2 P(X) 0.4 0.4 0.2

(a) Here 0 ≤ pi ≤1

(b) ∑pi = 0.4 + 0.4 + 0.2 = 1

Hence, P(X) can be regarded as p.m.f. of the random variable X.

#### Solution 2

Here, pi > 0, AAi = 1, 2, 3

Now consider,

sum_("i" = 1)^3 "P"_"i" = 0.4 + 0.4 + 0.2

= 1

∴ Given distribution is p.m.f.

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#### APPEARS IN

Balbharati Mathematics and Statistics 2 (Arts and Science) 12th Standard HSC Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 7 Probability Distributions
Exercise 7.1 | Q 3.1 | Page 232
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