Question

Identify the given item as probability distribution, continuous random variable, or discrete random variable. The number of oranges purchased in a grocery store.

Answer 1

Discrete random variable

Explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

x is the number of number of oranges purchased in a grocery store.

Thus, it have the following properties.

• The number of oranges can always be counted and not measured.

• They will always have a finite value.
• They will have discrete values.
• They cannot take any value within an interval.

Thus, it is a discrete random variable