1. Classify the following random variables as discrete or continuous. Also state

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1. Classify the following random variables as discrete or continuous. Also state what values the random variable can have. a) The amount of water flowing through the Hoover Dam in a day. b) The number of bacteria in a particular cubic centimeter of drinking water. c) The heart rate (number of beats per minute) of an adult male. d) The barometric pressure at a given location. e) The number of free throws made per game by a basketball team. f) The difference in reaction time to the same stimulus before and after training

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a) The amount of water flowing through the Hoover Dam in a day.Continuous

b) The number of bacteria in a particular cubic centimeter of drinking water.Discrete

c) The heart rate (number of beats per minute) of an adult male.Continuous

d) The barometric pressure at agiven location.Discrete

e) The number of free throws made per game by a basketball team.Continuous

f) The difference in reaction time to the same stimules before and after training.Continuous

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