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Suppose multiple class sections are surveyed to determine the effect of commutin

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Question

Suppose multiple class sections are surveyed to determine the effect of commuting on student performance. Several questions are asked as part of the survey. Which of the following is a continuous random variable X?

Let X = the number of students in a class section who commute to school.

Let X = the number of days a randomly selected student commuted to school in the past week.

Let X = commute time per student.

All of these

None of these

a.

Let X = the number of students in a class section who commute to school.

b.

Let X = the number of days a randomly selected student commuted to school in the past week.

c.

Let X = commute time per student.

d.

All of these

e.

None of these

Explanation / Answer

Relatively X=commute time per student is a continuous variable

The number of students cannot be divided into points nor the number of days.

But the time can be divided.

Hence Ans: Option c)