Properties of Probability Distributions Answers

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Which of the following describes the probability distribution below?

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The mean is greater than the median, and the majority of the data points are to the left of the mean.
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The mean is greater than the median, and the majority of the data points are to the right of the mean.
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The median is greater than the mean, and the majority of the data points are to the left of the mean.
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The median is greater than the mean, and the majority of the data points are to the right of the mean.
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The graph below shows the experimental probability of a runner finishing in first place (1), in second place (2), in third place (3), or not placing (4). Which of the following describes the probability distribution?

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constant
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symmetric
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negatively skewed
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positively skewed
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A spinner has two equal sections, one green and one orange. The spinner is spun three times, resulting in the sample space S = {GGG, GGO, GOG, OGG, GOO, OGO, OOG, OOO}. If the random variable X represents the number of times orange, O, is spun, which graph represents the probability distribution?

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A probability distribution is shown. The probability of 0 is 1; 1 is 3; 2 is 3; 3 is 1.
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A probability distribution is shown. The probability of 0 is 0.13; 1 is 0.38; 2 is 0.38; 3 is 0.12.
Option B
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A probability distribution is shown. The probability of 0 is 0.12; 1 is 0.25; 2 is 0.5; 3 is 0.12.
Option C
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A probability distribution is shown. The probability of 0 is 0.12; 1 is 0.5; 2 is 0.25; 3 is 0.12.
Option D
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A teacher assigns a score from 1 to 4 to each student project. The table below shows the probability distribution of the scores for a randomly selected student. Which score is most likely?Probability DistributionScore: XProbability: P(X)10.0620.2030.4840.26

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1
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2
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3
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4

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