DISCRETE PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION

What is the numerical quantity assigned to the outcome of an experiment usually denoted by an uppercase letter such as X?

• Frequency

• Probability

• Random variable

• Sample

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Tossing a coin is an example of_____.

• Experiment

• Event

• Outcome

• Sample space

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How many possible outcomes will appear if you roll a common dice?

• 1

• 6

• 12

• 36

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When three coins are tossed, how many outcomes will appear?

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 16

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If two coins are tossed, which is NOT a possible value of the random variable for the number of heads?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

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Which of the following is NOT true for any discrete random variable X?

• $\Sigma P\left(X\right)=1$

• $0\ \le P\left(X\right)\ \le\ 1$ , for each value of X

• It can be described by a formula.

• It is the listing of the possible samples and the corresponding mean.

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Does  $P\left(X\right)=\frac{1}{X}\ for\ X\ =\ 2,\ 3,\ 6$   describe probability distribution?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• Cannot be determined

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Using the probability distribution, find P(X > 1).

• $\frac{1}{8}$

• $\frac{1}{4}$

• $\frac{3}{8}$

• $\frac{1}{2}$

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What formula describes the probability distribution?

• $P\left(X\right)=\frac{1}{6}$

• $P\left(X\right)=\frac{6}{X}$

• $P\left(X\right)=\frac{X}{6}$

• $P\left(X\right)=\frac{1}{X}$

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Given the probability distribution, what is P(X < 1)?

• $\frac{2}{7}$

• $\frac{3}{7}$

• $\frac{4}{7}$

• $\frac{6}{7}$

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