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What type of random variable can take on a countable number of distinct values?
What type of random variable can take on a countable number of distinct values?
- Discreet random variable
- Discrete random variable (correct)
- Continuous random variable
- Confused random variable
What distinguishes a discrete random variable from a continuous random variable?
What distinguishes a discrete random variable from a continuous random variable?
- The use of advanced calculus in analysis
- The probability distribution
- The range of possible values (correct)
- The presence of decimals in the values
What does it mean to find the possible values of a random variable?
What does it mean to find the possible values of a random variable?
- Identifying all potential outcomes for the variable (correct)
- Determining the mode of the variable
- Calculating the expected value of the variable
- Estimating the standard deviation of the variable
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Discrete Random Variable
Discrete Random Variable
A random variable that can only take on a countable number of distinct values.
Discrete vs. Continuous Random Variable
Discrete vs. Continuous Random Variable
A discrete random variable has a countable range of possible values, while a continuous random variable can take any value within a given range.
Finding Possible Values
Finding Possible Values
Determining all the possible results or observations that the random variable can represent.
Study Notes
What type of random variable can take on a countable number of distinct values? What distinguishes a discrete random variable from a continuous random variable? What does it mean to find the possible values of a random variable?
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