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MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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Determine whether the value is a discrete random variable, continuous random variable, or not a random variable.

a. The number of bald eagles in a country

b. The height of a randomly selected giraffe

c. The response to the survey question "Did you smoke in the last week?"

d. The number of people in a restaurant that has a capacity of 150

e. The square footage of a house

f. The number of fish caught during a fish tournament

a. Is the number of bald eagles in a country a discrete random variable, a continuous random variable, or not a random variable?

A. It is a continuous random variable.

B. It is a discrete random variable.

C. It is not a random variable.

b. Is the height of a randomly selected giraffe
a discrete random variable, a continuous random variable, or not a random variable?

A. It is a discrete random variable.

B.It is a continuous random variable.

C. It is not a random variable

c. Is the response to the survey question "Did you smoke in the last week?"
a discrete random variable, a continuous random variable, or not a random variable?

It is a continuous random variable.

It is a discrete random variable.

It is not a random variable.

d. Is the number of people in a restaurant that has a capacity of 150
a discrete random variable, a continuous random variable, or not a random variable?

It is a continuous random variable.

B. It is a discrete random variable.

C.It is not a random variable.

e. Is the square footage of a house
a discrete random variable, a continuous random variable, or not a random variable?

A. It is a discrete random variable.

It is a continuousrandom variable.

It is not a random variable.

f. Is the number of fish caught during a fishing tournament
a discrete random variable, a continuous random variable, or not a random variable?

It is a continuous random variable.

It is a discrete random variable.

It is not a random variable.

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