Attempts: 1. Identifying discrete and continuous random variables Decide whether

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Attempts: 1. Identifying discrete and continuous random variables Decide whether each of the following random variables is discrete or continuous. Keep the Highest: /4 Aa Aa Discrete or Experiment Run the Boston Marathon Observe a classmate's right earlobe Play the game Monopoly Take five college courses Random Variable Time to finish in minutes 1 if the earlobe is attached, 0 if detached Number of times you pass "Go Number of courses you pass Continuous? Flash Player WIN 31,0,0,108 Q3 3.34.1 2004-2016 Aplia. All rights reserved © 2013 Cengage Leaming except as noted. All rights reserved. Grade It Now Save & Continue

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1) Run in the Boston Marathos:

The time to finish in minutes is a continuous random variable. Since time is measured on continuous scale.

2) Observing a classmate's right earlobe:

X: 1 if the earlobe is attached, 0 if detached s a discrete random variable. Since it is binary.

3) Number of times you pass "Go" is the continuous random variable.

4) Number of cources you pass is a discrete random variable. The values of random variable may be 0,1,2,3,4 or5.

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