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![For each random variable defined here, describe the set of possible values for the variable, and state whether the variable is discrete.
(a) X = the number of unbroken eggs in a randomly chosen standard egg carton
Describe the set of possible values for the variable.
О [0, 12]
О0, 1, 2, 3, ...,
12
О 1, 2, 3, ..., 12
О (0, 12]
State whether the variable is discrete.
O discrete
O not discrete
(b) Y = the number of students on a class list for a particular course who are absent on the first day of classes, where n = the total number of students
on the classs list
Describe the set of possible values for the variable.
О , 1, 2, 3, ..., п
O (0, n]
О 1, 2, 3, ..., п
O [0, n]
State whether the variable is discrete.
O discrete
O not discrete
(c) U = the number of times a duffer has to swing at a golf ball before hitting it
Describe the set of possible values for the variable.
O [0, ∞)
О о, 1, 2, 3, ..
O (0, ∞)
О 1, 2, 3, ...
State whether the variable is discrete.
O discrete
O not discrete
(d) X = the length of a randomly selected rattlesnake
Describe the set of possible values for the variable.
O (0, ∞)
О 0, 1, 2, 3, ...
О 1, 2, 3, ...
O [0, )](https://content.bartleby.com/qna-images/question/02a699f1-d60c-495e-b821-a86bb0a104cb/a0622356-0ddc-4fdf-9e63-3b8fcdb0065f/p9z2irk_thumbnail.png)
Transcribed Image Text:For each random variable defined here, describe the set of possible values for the variable, and state whether the variable is discrete.
(a) X = the number of unbroken eggs in a randomly chosen standard egg carton
Describe the set of possible values for the variable.
О [0, 12]
О0, 1, 2, 3, ...,
12
О 1, 2, 3, ..., 12
О (0, 12]
State whether the variable is discrete.
O discrete
O not discrete
(b) Y = the number of students on a class list for a particular course who are absent on the first day of classes, where n = the total number of students
on the classs list
Describe the set of possible values for the variable.
О , 1, 2, 3, ..., п
O (0, n]
О 1, 2, 3, ..., п
O [0, n]
State whether the variable is discrete.
O discrete
O not discrete
(c) U = the number of times a duffer has to swing at a golf ball before hitting it
Describe the set of possible values for the variable.
O [0, ∞)
О о, 1, 2, 3, ..
O (0, ∞)
О 1, 2, 3, ...
State whether the variable is discrete.
O discrete
O not discrete
(d) X = the length of a randomly selected rattlesnake
Describe the set of possible values for the variable.
O (0, ∞)
О 0, 1, 2, 3, ...
О 1, 2, 3, ...
O [0, )
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