Question

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WILL MEDAL

The following are examples of different types of variables. Which are discrete variables? Check all that apply.

A. Time spent on a telephone call
B. Number of pizzas sold in a night
C. Weight of a turkey
D. Number of games played per football season
E. Speed of a race car

Answer 1

@SolomonZelman

Answer 2

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 3

@TheSmartOne

Answer 4

I think it's a and c but I'm not sure

Answer 5

@satellite73

Answer 6

Separated values?

Answer 7

Is speed of a car a continuous variable or a discrete variable?

If I say the speed of a car is between 50 mph and 60 mph what are the value it can take?

Answer 8

discrete like 1,2,3,4,... most likely

Answer 9

Continuous

Answer 10

A. Time spent on a telephone call
would not be discrete because time is nice and continuous, no jumps or breaks

Answer 11

correct.

Answer 12

I meant b and d sorry

Answer 13

Correct.

Answer 14

@aum are those the only two

Answer 15

Yes.
Number of pizzas sold and number of football games played are COUNTS. They are integers. They cannot have fractional values. They are discrete variables.

Time spent on a phone call, Weight of a turkey, speed of a race car can take on continuous values between the lower and upper limits. They are continuous variables.

Answer 16

Ok thanks

Answer 17

you are welcome.