Question

Determine whether each of the following variables would best be modeled as continuous or discrete.

a. the number of bald eagles in the country.
b. the amount of snowfall
c. the number of fish caught during a fishing tournament
d. the floor area of a house
e. the number of light bulbs that burn out in the next week in a room with 11 bulbs.

Answer 1

Answer with Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Discrete random variables is the random variables which can be measured in numbers only.

Continuous random variables is the random variables which can take any values within an interval.

a. the number of bald eagles in the country. - Discrete data

b. the amount of snowfall - continuous data

c. the number of fish caught during a fishing tournament - Discrete data

d. the floor area of a house - Discrete data

e. the number of light bulbs that burn out in the next week in a room with 11 bulbs. - Continuous data