[amp_mcq option1=”The sum of all of the possible values is 1″ option2=”The sum of all of the possible values is 0″ option3=”The sum of all of the possible values is infinite” option4=”All of the mentioned” correct=”option1″]
The correct answer is A. The sum of all of the possible values is 1.
A probability mass function (pmf) is a function that assigns a probability to each possible value of a discrete random variable. The sum of the probabilities of all the possible values must be equal to 1. This is because the probability of any event must lie between 0 and 1, inclusive, and the sum of the probabilities of all possible events must be equal to 1.
Option B is incorrect because the sum of the probabilities of all the possible values must be equal to 1, not 0.
Option C is incorrect because the sum of the probabilities of all the possible values must be finite, not infinite.
Option D is incorrect because only option A is correct.