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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

TRP 525 TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS AND RESEARCH

Discrete variable - A discrete variable is one which no value may be assumed between two given values, for example, number of children in a family

Continuous variable - A continuous variable is one which any value may be assumed between two given values, for example, the time for 100-meter run. Classify the following random variables as discrete or continuous.

(a) The number of automobile accidents each year in South Carolina.

(b) The length of time to do problem 1 above.

(c) The average length of time required of crossing Magnolia Street.

(d) The number of people crossing Magnolia Street per hour.

(e) Numbers of infrastructure bonds sold each year.

(f) The weight of aggregates used in making concrete pavement.

Explanation / Answer

Discrete variable and continuous variable as per your given definition

A) Discrete

B) Continuous

C) Continuous

D) Discrete

E) Discrete

F) Discrete

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