For each variable, determine whether it is best thought of as discrete or continuous. Variable Discrete Continuous (a) The temperature of a burrito served to a customer in a local Mexican restaurant         (b) The number of insects feeding on a tree leaf         (c) The number of tickets purchased by a caller on a Rose Bowl ticket hotline         (d) The number of defective compact discs in a batch of  500  discs

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For each variable, determine whether it is best thought of as discrete or continuous.
Variable Discrete Continuous
(a) The temperature of a burrito served to a customer in a local Mexican restaurant
 
 
 
 
(b) The number of insects feeding on a tree leaf
 
 
 
 
(c) The number of tickets purchased by a caller on a Rose Bowl ticket hotline
 
 
 
 
(d) The number of defective compact discs in a batch of 
500
 discs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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