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Describe when a given distribution is a probability distribution.

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Let us assume X be a random variable such that X connected with the outcome of a random experiment with probability P(X).Now the X may be discrete or continuous in nature on the basis of the experiment with a specific probability of each state of nature.&nbsp;&nbsp; Therefore to represent the distribution of the random variable we need a distribution with probability for the event x as follows:

On the basis of the nature of the data, we can define<ol><li>Discrete random variable , where we can assume a countable number of real values and for which the value which the variable takes depends on chance . For a discrete rando...</li></ol>

Describe when a given distribution is a probability distribution.

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