document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=135573>Question 135573</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which of these variables are discrete and which are continuous random variables?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. The number of new accounts established by a salesperson in a year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. The time between customer arrivals to a bank ATM.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. The number of customers in Big Nick’s barber shop.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. The amount of fuel in your car’s gas tank.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e. The number of minorities on a jury.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f. The outside temperature today<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 #99338 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=99338\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a. The number of new accounts established by a salesperson in a year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"number\" is always discrete<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. The time between customer arrivals to a bank ATM.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time is continuous<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. The number of customers in Big Nick’s barber shop.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number is discrete<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d. The amount of fuel in your car’s gas tank.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amount is continuous and less it has to be in whole numbers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f. The outside temperature today<BR>\n" );
document.write( "continuously changing although reported discretely<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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