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Is this a valid Probability Distribution?X 0 1 2P(x) 0.12 0.27 0.54Yes, each probability is less than 1Yes, it is a tableNo, O can't be value for x.No, the probabilities do not add up to 1

Is this a valid Probability Distribution?X 0 1 2P(x) 0.12 0.27 0.54Yes, each probability-example-1
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The sum of all the probabilities is equal to 1, that is why this probability distribution is valid.


\begin{gathered} 0.12+0.27+0.54\le1 \\ 0.93\le1 \end{gathered}

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