SOLUTION: For each of the following indicate whether the random variable is discrete or continuous. a. The length of time to get a haircut. b. The number of cars a jogger passes each mor

Question 654657: For each of the following indicate whether the random variable is discrete or continuous.
a. The length of time to get a haircut.
b. The number of cars a jogger passes each morning while running.
c. The number of hits for a team in a high school girls' softball game.
d. The number of patients treated at South Strand Medical Center between 6 and 10 p.m. each night.
e. The distance your car traveled on the last fill-up.
f. The number of customers at the Oak Street Wendy's who used the drive-through facility.
g. The distance between Gainesville, Florida, and all Florida cities with a population for at least 50,000.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For each of the following indicate whether the random variable is discrete or continuous.
a. The length of time to get a haircut.::: length is continuous
-----------------------------
b. The number of cars a jogger passes each morning while running.::"number of"
is always discrete
-------------------------------
c. The number of hits for a team in a high school girls' softball game.:::
discrete
-------------------------------
d. The number of patients treated at South Strand Medical Center between 6 and 10 p.m. each night.:: discrete
---------------------------------
e. The distance your car traveled on the last fill-up.::measure is always continuous
-------------------------------
f. The number of customers at the Oak Street Wendy's who used the drive-through facility.::: discrete
----------------
g. The distance between Gainesville, Florida, and all Florida cities with a population for at least 50,000.::: continuous
---------------------
Cheers,
Stan H.

RELATED QUESTIONS
Determine whether the situation calls for a discrete or continuous random variable. (answered by Fombitz)

Decide whether the random variable x is discrete or continuous. x represents the... (answered by stanbon)

1) For each variable below, indicate whether it is quantitative or qualitative? If... (answered by ikleyn)

a. For each of the following random variables, indicate whether the variable is discrete... (answered by stanbon)

Determine whether each of the following is a continuous, discrete, or geometric random... (answered by Boreal)

Classify the following variable as nominal, ordinal, discrete, or continuous and state... (answered by stanbon,MathLover1)

You will be asked to determine whether each of the following quantitative variables is... (answered by user_dude2008)

give one example of a discrete and one example of a continuous random variable, and... (answered by CubeyThePenguin)

Determine whether the five value is from a discrete or continuous data set. The... (answered by solver91311)