Exercise · ZW-CUMULATIVE-DISTRIBUTION-FUNCTION-001 · ★☆☆ Basic

\(X\) takes the values 0, 1 and 2 with probabilities 0.2, 0.5 and 0.3. What is \(F(1)\)?

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  • A. 0.7

Explanation

\(F(1)=P(X\le 1)=0.2+0.5=0.7\). Add the masses up to 1, inclusive.

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The cumulative distribution function \(F_X\) of a random variable \(X\) gives, for each real number \(x\), the probability \(P\) that \(X\) takes a value less than or equal to \(x\).

\[F_X(x)=P(X\le x)\]

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