SOLUTION: Multiple choice questions: The number of accidents that occur annually on a busy stretch of highway is an example of: a) A discrete random variable b) A continuous random vari

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Question 1025742: Multiple choice questions:
The number of accidents that occur annually on a busy stretch of highway is an example of:
a) A discrete random variable
b) A continuous random variable
c) Expected value of a discrete random variable
d) Expected value of a continuous random variable
Which of the following is a continuous random variable?
a) The number of employees of an automobile company
b) The amount of milk produced by a cow in a one 24-hour period
c) The number of gallons of milk sold at Albertson's grocery store last week
d) None of these choices

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Multiple choice questions:
The number of accidents that occur annually on a busy stretch of highway is an example of:
a) A discrete random variable:: yes
b) A continuous random variable
c) Expected value of a discrete random variable
d) Expected value of a continuous random variable
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Which of the following is a continuous random variable?
a) The number of employees of an automobile company
b) The amount of milk produced by a cow in a one 24-hour period:: yes
c) The number of gallons of milk sold at Albertson's grocery store last week
d) None of these choices
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Cheers
Stan H.
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