document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=912250>Question 912250</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which the following is an example of a continuous random variable?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Waiting time at a check-out counter in a supermarket<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The frequency of arrivals at an airport<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Outcome of a certain game<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Number of heart surgeries in a hospital on a particular day<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sunday night attendance at the movies	 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #553674 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=553674\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Waiting time at a check-out counter in a supermarket\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time is always a continuous variable. Ex: you can have 1.2 seconds or 1.002 seconds\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The frequency of arrivals at an airport\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a discrete number. Ex: 4 arrivals\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Outcome of a certain game\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Outcome of a game, however you measure it, is discrete. If you measure it by the winning team's score, it is discrete since you have a set number of points. If you measure it by point spread, the same applies.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Number of heart surgeries in a hospital on a particular day\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is represented by positive whole numbers, so discrete.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sunday night attendance at the movies \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Number of people = discrete variable </SPAN>\n" );
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