document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=359634>Question 359634</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Classify the following as discrete or continuous random variables.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) The number of people in India<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(B) The time it takes to overhaul an engine<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(C) The weight of a school bus containing 22 football players<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(D) The length of a centipede<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #256643 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><B>Edwin McCravy(20054)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Edwin+McCravy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=256643\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Classify the following as discrete or continuous random variables.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It all depends on whether you can have only a whole number (discrete) or\r\n" );
document.write( "whether you can have fractions (continuous).\r\n" );
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document.write( "(A) The number of people in India<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Discrete because you CANNOT have a fraction in a number of people.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(B) The time it takes to overhaul an engine<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Continuous because you CAN have a fraction of an hour of time.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(C) The weight of a school bus containing 22 football players.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Continuous because you CAN have a fraction of a pound of weight.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(D) The length of a centipede<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Continuous because you CAN have a fraction of an inch of length.\r\n" );
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