Which of the following variables are best thought of as continuous, which discre

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Which of the following variables are best thought of as continuous, which discrete? Indicate your choice for each by checking the appropriate column.

(a) The number of typographical errors in an edition of the metropolitan newspaper? - Discrete or Continuous.

(b) The intensity of a 1000 -Hz tone judged by a participant to be "equally as loud as" a 500 -Hz tone of 50 decibels.? Discrete or Continuous.

(c) The number of defective compact discs in a batch of 500 discs?Discrete or Continuous.

(d) The number of tickets purchased by a caller on a Rose Bowl ticket hotline? Discrete or Continuous.

Explanation / Answer

all other variables are discrete, while option B seems to be continuous

hence option B is correct. Alll other are discrete

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