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Determine whether each of the following random variables
Chapter 2, Problem 1E(choose chapter or problem)
Determine whether each of the following random variables is discrete or continuous.
a. The number of heads in 100 tosses of a coin.
b. The length of a rod randomly chosen from a day’s production.
c. The final exam score of a randomly chosen student from last semester’s engineering statistics class.
d. The age of a randomly chosen Colorado School of Mines student.
e. The age that a randomly chosen Colorado School of Mines student will be on his or her next
birthday.
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QUESTION:
Determine whether each of the following random variables is discrete or continuous.
a. The number of heads in 100 tosses of a coin.
b. The length of a rod randomly chosen from a day’s production.
c. The final exam score of a randomly chosen student from last semester’s engineering statistics class.
d. The age of a randomly chosen Colorado School of Mines student.
e. The age that a randomly chosen Colorado School of Mines student will be on his or her next
birthday.
ANSWER:
Answer
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Discrete random variable means which can be measurable by positive integers
Example X=0,1,2,3
Continuous random variable means which can take any value between the given range
Example X=4.2 in the range (4,6)