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Which of the following random variables are continuous variables and which are discrete? a) number of traffic fatalities per year in the state of California discrete continuous b) number of books in the college bookstore discrete continuous c) amound of water your drink on a random day discrete continuous d) number of pair of shoes you own discrete continuous e) time required to drive from home to college on any given day discrete continuous

          Which of the following random variables are continuous variables and which are discrete?

a) number of traffic fatalities per year in the state of California
discrete
continuous

b) number of books in the college bookstore
discrete
continuous

c) amound of water your drink on a random day
discrete
continuous

d) number of pair of shoes you own
discrete
continuous

e) time required to drive from home to college on any given day
discrete
continuous

Which of the following random variables are continuous variables and which are discrete?

a) number of traffic fatalities per year in the state of California
discrete
continuous

b) number of books in the college bookstore
discrete
continuous

c) amound of water your drink on a random day
discrete
continuous

d) number of pair of shoes you own
discrete
continuous

e) time required to drive from home to college on any given day
discrete
continuous

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Calculus: Early Transcendentals

James Stewart 8th Edition

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09/12/2023

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a) Number of traffic fatalities per year in the state of California: This variable can only take whole numbers (you can't have a fraction of a fatality), so it is discrete. Show more…

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Which of the following random variables are continuous variables and which are discrete? a) number of traffic fatalities per year in the state of California discrete continuous b) number of books in the college bookstore discrete continuous c) amound of water your drink on a random day discrete continuous d) number of pair of shoes you own discrete continuous e) time required to drive from home to college on any given day discrete continuous