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Transcribed Image Text:Determine whether the value is a discrete random variable, continuous random variable, or not a random variable.
a. The number of hits to a website in a day
b. The weight of a T-bone steak
c. The gender of college students
d. The number of statistics students now reading a book
e. The number of textbook authors now sitting at a computer
f. The number of people in a restaurant that has a capacity of 200
a. Is the number of hits to a website in a day a discrete random variable, a continuous random variable, or not a random variable?
O A. It is a continuous random variable.
O B. It is a discrete random variable.
O C. It is not a random variable
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