A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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a. Write out and draw the marginal
b. Find the
c. Write out and draw the conditional probability distribution of X, given that Y = 2.
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Transcribed Image Text:The random variables X and Y have the joint probability distribution given below.
X=1
X=2
Y=1
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0.40
Y=2
0.10
0.30
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