MHB Discrete or Continuous: 4 Random Variables

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The discussion focuses on classifying four random variables as either discrete or continuous. The number of people in India is classified as discrete, as it can only take whole number values. The time to overhaul an engine and the blood pressures of patients are both continuous, as they can take any value within a range. The length of a centipede is also continuous, as it can vary without restriction to specific values. Understanding these classifications is essential for statistical analysis and probability theory.
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Classify the following as discrete or continuous random variables.

(A) The number of people in India
(B) The time it takes to overhaul an engine
(C) The blood pressures of patients admitted to a hospital in one day
(D) The length of a centipede
 
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Missy said:
Classify the following as discrete or continuous random variables.

(A) The number of people in India
(B) The time it takes to overhaul an engine
(C) The blood pressures of patients admitted to a hospital in one day
(D) The length of a centipede


A discrete random variable is one that can take values from a discrete set (one where each value is some how separated from its neighbours).

A continuous random variable is one that can take any value in some interval of the real line.

So what do you think for A,B,C and D

CB
 

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