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Transcribed Image Text:Determine whether the following value is a continuous random variable, discrete
random variable, or not a random variable.
a. The number of home runs in a baseball game
b. The last book a person in City A read
c. The number of textbook authors now eating a meal
d. The time it takes for a light bulb to burn out
e. The square footage of a pool
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Here's the classification of each of the given values as a continuous random variable, discrete random variable, or not a random variable:
a. The number of home runs in a baseball game:
This is a discrete random variable. The number of home runs can only take on specific integer values (0, 1, 2, 3, and so on), and it cannot take on non-integer values.
b. The last book a person in City A read:
This is not a random variable. It's a specific piece of information about a person and not a random outcome.
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