Question

Decide whether each of the following random variables is discrete or continuous. Experiment Random Variable Discrete or Continuous? Watch a football game Number of penalties Discrete Grab five M&Ms from a bowl of candies Number of yellow M&Ms you grab Continuous Take your temperature Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit Continuous Watch a baseball player bat 1 if he hits a home run, 0 if he does not

Answer 1

A discrete random variable can take on only whole values while a continuous variable can take on decimal places.

Therefore, the following are categorized into discrete or continuous random variables.