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2.4.1 Discrete distributions and the binomial

2.4.1 Discrete distributions and the binomial

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Question 12

The discrete random variable X X\,X has the probability function

P(X=x)=2x−136\displaystyle P(X = x) = \frac{2x - 1}{36}P(X=x)=362x−1​ for x=1,2,3,4,5,6x = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6x=1,2,3,4,5,6

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Construct a table giving the probability distribution of XXX.

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b.

Find P(1.4<X<3.9)P(1.4 < X < 3.9)P(1.4<X<3.9).

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c.

Construct a table for the cumulative distribution function F(x)F(x)F(x).

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