A Discrete Variable That Can Often Be Used to Describe

question 30

Multiple Choice

A discrete variable that can often be used to describe the number of occurrences of an event over a specified interval of time or space is a ___________ random variable.

• A)Poisson
• B)Discrete
• C)Hypergeometric
• D)Continuous

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Definitions:

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