Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Vocabulary and Skill Building - Page 329: 3

Answer

1) The summation of all probabilities must be equal to 1. 2) Each probability must be a number greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1.

Work Step by Step

One of the possible results for the random variable X must occur with 100% of certainty. So, $ΣP(x)=1$. Any of the possible results for the random variable X must have a probability greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1, that is, $0\leq P(x)\leq1$.
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