Classify the random variables below according to whether they are discrete or continuous. a. The time it takes for a light bulb to burn out. b. The number of fish caught during a fishing tournament. c. The number of statistics students now reading a book. d. The number of textbook authors now sitting at a computer. e. The height of a randomly selected giraffe.

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Kennedy Silva

2 October, 04:42

Classify the random variables below according to whether they are discrete or continuous. a. The time it takes for a light bulb to burn out. b. The number of fish caught during a fishing tournament. c. The number of statistics students now reading a book. d. The number of textbook authors now sitting at a computer. e. The height of a randomly selected giraffe.

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Dominik Conley · Answer 1

Discrete (b, c and d)

Continuous (a and e)

Step-by-step explanation:

Discrete

Discrete Random variables are variables that can only take on integer values. Therefore the following are discrete variables.

b. The number of fish caught during a fishing tournament. e. g. 6 fishes

c. The number of statistics students now reading a book. e. g. 12 Students

d. The number of textbook authors now sitting at a computer. e. g. 9 Authors

Continuous

Continuous random variables can take on an uncountable number of values.

a. The time it takes for a light bulb to burn out. e. g. 178.897 seconds

e. The height of a randomly selected giraffe. e, g 16.67 feet