Question

Which of the following cannot have a Discrete probability distribution? a. The number of customers arriving at a gas station in Christmas day b. The number of bacteria found in a cubic yard of soil. c. The number of telephone calls received by a switchboard in a specified time period. d. The length of a movie

Answer 1

d. The length of a movie

Explanation:

A discrete random variable is a variable which only takes on integer values.

A discrete distribution is used to describe the probability of the occurrence of each value of a discrete random variable.

From the given options, the length of a movie is not a discrete variable as it can have decimal values.

It therefore cannot have a Discrete probability distribution.

The correct option is D.