Question

In a particular region, for families with a combined income of $75,000 or more, 15% of these families have no children, 35% of the families have one child, 45% have two children, and 5% have three children. Use this information to construct the probability distribution for X, where x represents the number of children per family for this income group. Arrange x in increasing order and write the probabilities P(x) as decimals

Answer 1

The probability distribution for x:"number of children per family for this income group" is:

`\text{P(x=0)}=0.15\\\\\text{P(x=1)}=0.35\\\\\text{P(x=2)}=0.45\\\\\text{P(x=3)}=0.05\\\\`

Explanation:

With the information given we have the relative frequencies of each category.

We know:

`\text{P(x=0)}=0.15\\\\\text{P(x=1)}=0.35\\\\\text{P(x=2)}=0.45\\\\\text{P(x=3)}=0.05\\\\`