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Elementary Statistics | 12th Edition | ISBN: 9780321836960 | Authors: Mario F. Triola
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Problem 6BSC

 

Identifying Discrete and Continuous Random Variables. Identify the given values as a discrete random variable, continuous random variable, or not a random variable.

a. Eye colors of humans on commercial aircraft flights

b. Weights of humans on commercial aircraft flights

c. Numbers of passengers on commercial aircraft flights

d. Numbers of randomly generated digits before getting the digit 3

e. Political party affiliations of adults in the United States

f. Exact costs of presidential campaigns

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QUESTION:

Problem 6BSC

 

Identifying Discrete and Continuous Random Variables. Identify the given values as a discrete random variable, continuous random variable, or not a random variable.

a. Eye colors of humans on commercial aircraft flights

b. Weights of humans on commercial aircraft flights

c. Numbers of passengers on commercial aircraft flights

d. Numbers of randomly generated digits before getting the digit 3

e. Political party affiliations of adults in the United States

f. Exact costs of presidential campaigns

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a) In this case, “Eye colors of humans on commercial aircraft flights” is not a random variable because its values do not depend on chance.

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