I a Random Variable May Be Either Discrete or Continuous

question 115

Multiple Choice

i. A random variable may be either discrete or continuous. ii. If Unique Buying Services has 100 employees, there might be 0, 1, 2, 3 up to 100 employees absent on Monday. In this case, the day of the week is the random variable.
iii. If we measure the weight of an eggnog carton, the variable is referred to as being a discrete random variable.

• A) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all correct statements.
• B) (i) is a correct statement but not (ii) or (iii).
• C) (i) and (iii) are correct statements but not (ii).
• D) (ii) and (iii) are correct statements but not (i).
• E) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all false statements.

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