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VCE 12 Methods 2023

8.01 Random variables

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$X$X is a random variable for the number of televisions a person owns. Is $X$X discrete?

Yes

A

No

B
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< 1min

$X$X is a random variable for the length of a goanna. Is $X$X discrete?

Easy
< 1min

$X$X is a random variable for the weight of a hippopotamus to the nearest kilogram. Is $X$X discrete?

Easy
< 1min

$X$X is a random variable for the length of a queue at a supermarket checkout. Is $X$X discrete?

Easy
< 1min
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Outcomes

U34.AoS4.1

random variables, including the concept of a random variable as a real function defined on a sample space and examples of discrete and continuous random variables

U34.AoS4.10

calculate and interpret the probabilities of various events associated with a given probability distribution, by hand in cases where simple arithmetic computations can be carried out

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