Discrete Probability Distributions

Classify: The numbers of cheeseburgers a fast-food restaurant serves each day

• Discrete

• Continuous

Which one of the following is a discrete random variable?

• Sam's height

• Sam weight

• Time Sam's runs the 110 m hurdles

• Amount of Sam's brothers and sisters

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Classify: Height of a plant measured each day for 30 days.

• Discrete

• Continuous

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Classify: The time it takes for a light bulb to burn out.

• Discrete

• Continuous

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Classify: How many miles it takes to use up a tank of gas.

• Discrete

• Continuous

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Is this a probability distribution?

• No

• Yes

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Is this a probability distribution?

• No
• Yes

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The table represents the probability of guessing correct on a 5 question true-false quiz. Find the mean.

• μ = .4

• μ = 2.5

• μ = 3

• μ = .1

The table above shows the number of cell phones per household in a small town. Find the mean round to the nearest hundredth.

• 2.80

• 2.93

• 0.10

• 0.14

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The table above shows a television station's advertisement sales. The distribution of sales for one 24-hour day is given. Solve for the mean. Round to the nearest hundredth.

• 31.80

• 15.68

• 0.20

• 1.00

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