Joint probability distributions: Discrete Variables Two ...
amath.colorado.edu › faculty › vdukicLike single pmf, joint pmf has to be positive, and add up to 1: p (x, y) 0 and p (x, y) = 1 Events: sets consisting of elements (x, y). Examples: A = {(x, y): x + y = 5} B = {(x, y): max(x, y) 3}} C = {(x, y): x = 5} D = {(x, y): x <5 and y < 5 } Probability P[(X, Y) A] = sum the joint pmf over pairs (x,y) in A: P[(X, Y) A] = p