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OpenStudy (emilyjones284):
MEDAL AND FAN! (:
Find the probability distribution for the following function:
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OpenStudy (emilyjones284):
\[P(x) =\frac{ x }{ 2 } \] for x = 4, 6, and 8
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
when x = 4, what is P(x)
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
hmm this function is a bit off
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
are there any typos?
OpenStudy (emilyjones284):
ohhhh im sorry its \[\frac{ x }{ 2 } +1\]
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
that's still looks off
what's supposed to happen is that P(x) should be a small number between 0 and 1 for each value of x
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
can you post a screenshot of the problem?
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
I'm thinking it's more like 2/x, but I don't know really
it could be anything
OpenStudy (emilyjones284):
yeah hold on i will
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
ok thanks
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OpenStudy (emilyjones284):
sorry its taking so long itll just be a second
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
its ok
OpenStudy (emilyjones284):
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
hmm that's annoying and a bad use of notation
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
oh well
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
anyways,
P(x) = (x/2) + 1
P(4) = (4/2) + 1
P(4) = 2 + 1
P(4) = 3
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
the same is done for the other x values
OpenStudy (emilyjones284):
ohhhh okay thats actually pretty easy haha thanks (:
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
yeah it's not too bad, but they're using really odd notation for probabilities (since probabilities should be between 0 and 1)