SOLUTION: Which of the following variables are best thought of as continuous, which discrete? Indicate your choice for each by checking the appropriate column.
Please indicate Discrete or
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Question 473279: Which of the following variables are best thought of as continuous, which discrete? Indicate your choice for each by checking the appropriate column.
Please indicate Discrete or Continuous
A) the number of tickets purchased by a caller on a rose Bowl ticket hotline
B) The mass of the solid impurities per mililiter of Los Angeles tap water
C) The time that a student in Calculus 101 takes to complete a midterm exam
D) The amount of coffee in a cup dispensed by a coin-operated coffee machine
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A) the number of tickets purchased by a caller on a rose Bowl ticket hotline -- Discrete (this is a finite number)
B) The mass of the solid impurities per mililiter of Los Angeles tap water -- Continuous (mass is any nonnegative real number)
C) The time that a student in Calculus 101 takes to complete a midterm exam -- Continuous (time is any nonnegative real number)
D) The amount of coffee in a cup dispensed by a coin-operated coffee machine -- Continuous (volume is any nonnegative real number)
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Which of the following variables are best thought of as continuous, which discrete? Indicate your choice for each by checking the appropriate column.
Please indicate Discrete or Continuous
A) the number of tickets purchased by a caller on a rose Bowl ticket hotline
discrete
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B) The mass of the solid impurities per mililiter of Los Angeles tap water
continuous
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C) The time that a student in Calculus 101 takes to complete a midterm exam
continuous
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D) The amount of coffee in a cup dispensed by a coin-operated coffee machine
continuous
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Stan H.
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