Chapter 11.3, Problem 1CYU

To determine

To find: The random variable for the distribution and its classification as random or discrete.

Answer to Problem 1CYU

The variable $X$ for pages linked to a webpage is discrete random variable.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

The number of pages linked to a webpage.

Conclusion

Consider the number of pages linked to a webpageis $X$ .

Then, the number of pages linked to a webpage is finite and the number of likes is between 1 and n. Thus, the event space of the random variable is $\left\{1,2,3,\mathrm{...}n\right\}$ . This is finite and countable so the variable $X$ is discrete random variable.