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Determine whether the distribution is a probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 5 p(x) ?

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Final answer:

The given distribution may or may not be a probability distribution depending on the probability values and their sum.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given distribution is a probability distribution because it satisfies the properties of a probability distribution:

  1. Each probability value (p(x)) is between zero and one, inclusive. In this case, the probability values are not given, so we cannot determine if they satisfy this property.
  2. The sum of all probability values is equal to one. In this case, the sum of the probability values is also not given, so we cannot determine if they satisfy this property.

Without the probability values for each x and the sum of the probability values, we cannot definitively determine if the given distribution is a probability distribution.

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