Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321911216
Author: Ron Larson, Betsy Farber
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4.1, Problem 15E
Discrete Variables and Continuous Variables In Exercises 13–18, determine whether the random variable x is discrete or continuous. Explain.
15. Let x represent the volume of blood drawn for a blood test.
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