A household can watch news on any of the three networks -ABC, CBS, or NBC. On a certain day, fiv

Name: Problem 4, Chapter 5: Introductory Statistics
Uploaded: 2024-01-19T13:58:01-08:00
Duration: 2 min 48 s
Channel: Narayan Hari
Description: A household can watch news on any of the three networks -ABC, CBS, or NBC. On a certain day, five households randomly and independently decide which channel to watch. Let x be the number of households among these five that decide to watch news on ABC. Is x a discrete or a continuous random variable? Explain.

step 1 In this problem since x which is the number x which is the number of household debt of household

Question

A household can watch news on any of the three networks $-\mathrm{ABC}$, $\mathrm{CBS}$, or $\mathrm{NBC}$. On a certain day, five households randomly and independently decide which channel to watch. Let $x$ be the number of households among these five that decide to watch news on $\mathrm{ABC}$. Is $x$ a discrete or a continuous random variable? Explain.

   A household can watch news on any of the three networks $-\mathrm{ABC}$, $\mathrm{CBS}$, or $\mathrm{NBC}$. On a certain day, five households randomly and independently decide which channel to watch. Let $x$ be the number of households among these five that decide to watch news on $\mathrm{ABC}$. Is $x$ a discrete or a continuous random variable? Explain.

Introductory Statistics

Prem S. Mann 7th Edition

Chapter 5, Problem 4

Instant Answer

Solved by Expert Narayan Hari

01/19/2024

Step 1

Since there are 5 households, x can take on any integer value between 0 and 5, inclusive (i.e., 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 households watching ABC). Show more…

Show all steps

Thanks for your feedback!

A household can watch news on any of the three networks $-\mathrm{ABC}$, $\mathrm{CBS}$, or $\mathrm{NBC}$. On a certain day, five households randomly and independently decide which channel to watch. Let $x$ be the number of households among these five that decide to watch news on $\mathrm{ABC}$. Is $x$ a discrete or a continuous random variable? Explain.

Play audio

Feedback

Narayan Hari and 72 other subject Intro Stats / AP Statistics educators are ready to help you.

Ask a new question

Labs

Want to see this concept in action?

NEW

Explore this concept interactively to see how it behaves as you change inputs.

View Labs

Key Concepts

Continuous Random Variable

A continuous random variable is defined over a continuum of values, meaning it can take any value within a given range. These are typically associated with measurements, where the variable can vary smoothly and assume an infinite number of possible values within an interval.

Discrete Random Variable

A discrete random variable is one that can take on a countable number of distinct values, such as integers. It usually arises in situations where the outcome involves counting occurrences, and each outcome is isolated with no intervening values possible.

Random Variable

A random variable is a function that associates a real number with each outcome of a random process. It provides a way to quantitatively describe the outcomes of a probabilistic or random experiment, which can then be studied using probability theory and statistics.

Please give Ace some feedback