Let X denote a random variable that takes on any of the values -1, 0, and 1 with respective probabilities X -1 Px (x₂) 0.2 Compute pmf of Y = X². O 0.5 1 0.3

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Section12.4: Discrete Random Variables; Applications To Decision Making
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Let X denote a random variable that takes on any of the values -1, 0,
and 1 with respective probabilities
X
-1
Px(x₁)
0.2
Compute pmf of Y = X².
0.5
1
0.3
Transcribed Image Text:Let X denote a random variable that takes on any of the values -1, 0, and 1 with respective probabilities X -1 Px(x₁) 0.2 Compute pmf of Y = X². 0.5 1 0.3
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