Statistics for Business & Economics
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781285528830
Author: David R. Anderson
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 5.1, Problem 6E
Listed is a series of experiments and associated random variables. In each case, identify the values that the random variable can assume and state whether the random variable is discrete or continuous.
Experiment | Random Variable (x) |
a. Take a 20-question examination | Number of questions answered correctly |
b. Observe cars arriving at a tollbooth for 1 hour | Number of cars arriving at tollbooth |
c. Audit 50 tax returns | Number of returns containing errors |
d. Observe an employee’s work | Number of nonproductive hours in an eight-hour workday |
e. Weigh a shipment of goods | Number of pounds |
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