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Determine whether the following value is a continuous random variable, discrete random variable, or not a random variable.
a. The number of home runs in a baseball game
b. The hair color of adults in the United States
c. The time required to upload a file to the Internet
d. The number of people in a restaurant that has a capacity of 300
e. The number of statistics students now doing their homework
f. The number of light bulbs that burn out in the next year in a room with 13 bulbs
a. Is the
number of home runs in a baseball game
a discrete random variable, continuous random variable, or not a random variable?It is a
discrete
random variable.It is a
continuous
random variable.It is not a random variable.
b. Is the
hair color of adults in the United States
a discrete random variable, continuous random variable, or not a random variable?It is a discrete random variable.
It is a continuous random variable.
It is not a random variable.
c. Is the
time required to upload a file to the Internet
a discrete random variable, continuous random variable, or not a random variable?It is a
discrete
random variable.It is a
continuous
random variable.It is not a random variable.
d. Is the
number of people in a restaurant that has a capacity of 300
a discrete random variable, 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.
e. Is the
number of statistics students now doing their homework
a discrete random variable, 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.
f. Is the
number of light bulbs that burn out in the next year in a room with 13 bulbs
a discrete random variable, 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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