Answer to Question #287922 in Statistics and Probability for Atan

Question

Classify the following random variables as discrete or continuous.

a.the number of defective computers produced by a manufacturer.

b.the weight of newborns each year in a hospital.

c.the number of siblings in a family of a region.

d.the amount of paint utilized in a building project.

e.the number of dropout in a school district for a period of 10 years.

f.the speed of a car.

g.the number of female athletes.

h.the time needed to finish the test.

i.the amount of sugar in a cup of coffee.

j.the number of people who are playing LOTTO each day.

k.the number of accidents per year at an intersection.

l.the number of voters favoring a candidate.

m.the number of bushels of apples per hectare this year.

n.the number of patient arrivals per hour at a medical clinic.

o.the average amount of electricity consumed per household per month.

p.the number of deaths per year attributed to lung cancer.

Answer 1

Solution:

A discrete variable is a variable whose value is obtained by counting.

A continuous variable is a variable whose value is obtained by measuring

a. Discrete

b. Continuous

c. Discrete

d. Continuous

e. Discrete

f. Continuous

g. Discrete

h. Continuous

i. Continuous

j. Discrete

k. Discrete

l. Discrete

m. Discrete

n. Discrete

o. Continuous

p. Discrete