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
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b. The number of cars a jogger passes each morning while running.::"number of"
is always discrete
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c. The number of hits for a team in a high school girls' softball game.:::
discrete
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d. The number of patients treated at South Strand Medical Center between 6 and 10 p.m. each night.:: discrete
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e. The distance your car traveled on the last fill-up.::measure is always continuous
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f. The number of customers at the Oak Street Wendy's who used the drive-through facility.::: discrete
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g. The distance between Gainesville, Florida, and all Florida cities with a population for at least 50,000.::: continuous
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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