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A Gambler Claimed That He Had Loaded a Die So 120,16,16,16,16,16\frac { 1 } { 20 } , \frac { 1 } { 6 } , \frac { 1 } { 6 } , \frac { 1 } { 6 } , \frac { 1 } { 6 } , \frac { 1 } { 6 }

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A gambler claimed that he had loaded a die so that it would hardly ever come up 1. He said the outcomes of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 would have probabilities 120,16,16,16,16,16\frac { 1 } { 20 } , \frac { 1 } { 6 } , \frac { 1 } { 6 } , \frac { 1 } { 6 } , \frac { 1 } { 6 } , \frac { 1 } { 6 } respectively. Can he do what he claimed? Why or why not? Is a probability distribution
described by listing the outcomes along with their corresponding probabilities? Why or why not?

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No, he cannot do what he claimed. We are...

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