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Title: The random variable x is the number of occurrences of an event over an interval of 10 minutes. It ...
Post by: ejohnson3310 on Jan 26, 2018
The random variable x is the number of occurrences of an event over an interval of 10 minutes. It can be assumed the probability of an occurrence is the same in any two time periods of an equal length. It is known that the mean number of occurrences in 10 minutes is 5.3 . The appropriate probability distribution for the random variable is _____.
 a. discrete
  b. continuous
  c. either discrete or continuous, depending on how the interval is defined
  d. Not enough information is given to answer this question.


Title: The random variable x is the number of occurrences of an event over an interval of 10 minutes. It ...
Post by: sophiakhalid12 on Jan 26, 2018
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