Question: A discrete variable X can take on integer values of 1 to 5. A sample of size 100 results in the following probability estimates. (a)

A discrete variable X can take on integer values of 1 to 5. A sample of size 100 results in the following probability estimates.


A discrete variable X can take on integer values of 1


(a) Use the following random numbers to estimate the probabilities for each value of X.
(b) Determine the sample probabilities for X = 1 and X = 5. Compare the sample results with the probabilities in the problem statement.
RN: 10, 42, 18, 31, 23, 80, 80, 26, 74, 71, 03, 90,
55, 61, 61, 28, 41, 49, 00, 79, 96, 78, 42, 31,26

PX) 0.20.3 0.03 0.1

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