Determine whether each of the following experiments/situations involve a discrete or a continuous random  variable.  4. getting the distance travelled by a car 5. the number of phone calls taken by a call center agent in a week Name two random variables of interest in the following studies.  6. An education researcher wishes to see whether or not there is a correlation between the number of   hours of sleep of senior high school students and their test scores. ____________________ and ____________________  7. A nurse at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of St. Mark’s Hospital wishes to explore the   relationship between a mother’s age and her baby’s general health. ____________________ and ____________________

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Determine whether each of the following experiments/situations involve a discrete or a continuous random 
variable. 
4. getting the distance travelled by a car
5. the number of phone calls taken by a call center agent in a week
Name two random variables of interest in the following studies.
 6. An education researcher wishes to see whether or not there is a correlation between the number of 
 hours of sleep of senior high school students and their test scores.
____________________ and ____________________
 7. A nurse at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of St. Mark’s Hospital wishes to explore the 
 relationship between a mother’s age and her baby’s general health.
____________________ and ____________________

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