Write the values of 'a' for which the following distribution of probabilities becomes a probability distribution: X = X₁: -2 -1 0 1 P(X = X₁) 1-a 1+2a 1-2a 1+a 4 4 4 4

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Write the values of 'a' for which the following distribution of probabilities becomes a probability
distribution:
X = X₁:
-2
-1
0
1
P(X = X₁) 1-a
1+2a 1-2a
1+a
4
4
4
4
Transcribed Image Text:Write the values of 'a' for which the following distribution of probabilities becomes a probability distribution: X = X₁: -2 -1 0 1 P(X = X₁) 1-a 1+2a 1-2a 1+a 4 4 4 4
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