The Following Distribution Is Not a Probability Distribution Because

question 22

Multiple Choice

The following distribution is not a probability distribution because

• A)The values of x are negative
• B)The probability values are not increasing
• C)The probability values do not add to 1
• D)The probability values are not discrete

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