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Determine whether each of the following is a probability distribution. If not, identify the requirement that...

  1. Determine whether each of the following is a probability distribution. If not, identify the requirement that is not satisfied.                                                                           (4)      

a.

x

P(x)

0

0.309

1

0.232

2

-0.092

3

0.245

4

0.153

5

0.153

b. A police department reports that the probabilities that 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 car thefts will be reported in a given day are 0.091, 0.218, 0.261, 0.209, and 0.125, respectively

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