Q:

Two fair dice, one yellow and one blue, are rolled. The value of the blue die is subtracted from the value of the yellow die. Which of the following best describes the theoretical probability distribution?A) constantB) symmetricC) positively skewedD) negatively skewed

Accepted Solution

A:
Answer:B) symmetricStep-by-step explanation:We will find the sample space for rolling two dices firstHere first value in ordered pair represents yellow die and second represents blue die (1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6), (2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6), (3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 4), (3, 5), (3, 6), (4, 1), (4, 2), (4, 3), (4, 4), (4, 5), (4, 6), (5, 1), (5, 2), (5, 3), (5, 4), (5, 5), (5, 6), (6, 1), (6, 2), (6, 3), (6, 4), (6, 5), (6, 6)The subtraction gives us:0 , -1 , -2, -3, -4, -5, 1, 0, -1, -2, -3, -4, 2, 1, 0, -1, -2, -3, 3, 2, 1, 0, -1, -2, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, -2, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0So the distribution will be as follows:X      5       4       3       2        1        0        -1       -2      -3       -4      -5P(X)  1/36  2/36  3/36 4/36  5/36  6/36  5/36  4/36  3/36  2/36  1/36By observing the probabilities, we can conclude that the distribution will be symmetricHence, Option B is correct ..