3. Suppose that the probability mass function of the discrete random variable X is as follows: { where c is a constant. f(x) = 0 for x = = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 otherwise an

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a. What value of c will make f(x) a valid probability mass function ?
b. Compute P (1 < X < 6).

 

3. Suppose that the probability mass function of the discrete random variable X is as follows:
where c is a constant.
f(x) =
X
0
for x = = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
otherwise
uer
Transcribed Image Text:3. Suppose that the probability mass function of the discrete random variable X is as follows: where c is a constant. f(x) = X 0 for x = = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 otherwise uer
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