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

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

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< 1min

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

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Outcomes

ACMMM136

understand the concepts of a discrete random variable and its associated probability function, and their use in modelling data

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