Classify the following random variables as discrete or continuous X the weight o

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Classify the following random variables as discrete or continuous X the weight of a T-bone steak Y the amount of rain in City B during April M the height of a randomly selected giraffe N the number of bald eagles in the country P: the time it takes for a light bulb to burn out ls X Tthe weight of a T-bone steak discrete or continuous? The random variable is discrete The random varlable is continuous O ls Y Tthe amount of rain in City B during Aprit discrete or continuous? O The random variable is continuous O The random variable is discrete Is M The height of a randomly selected giraffe discrete or continuous? O The random variable is continuous O The random variable is discrete Is N. "the number of bald eagles in the country discrete or continuous? O The random variable is discrete O The random variable is continuous Is P "the time it takes for a light bulb to burn out" discrete or continuous? O The random variable is continuous O The random variable is discrete

Explanation / Answer

Discrete data takes seperateinteger values while continous data can have non integer values too . keeping this in mind we can answer the questions as

The weight will be a continous scale

The amount of rainfall, usually measured in cubic mm can be in continous scale too

The hieght of giraffe will again be on a continuos scales , expressed in cms or m

The number of bald eagles can only take integer values , hence it is discrete

The time for the light bulb to burn out can be discrete if measured in seconds , or can be continous if measured in hours , such as 200.5 hours or 2000000 seconds

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