#reading-10-common-probability-distributions
A discrete variable is one that cannot take on all values within the limits of the variable. It can assume only a countable number of possible values. For example, responses to a five-point rating scale can only take on the values 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The variable cannot have the value 1.7. The variable "number of correct answers on a 100-point multiple-choice test" is also a discrete variable since it is not possible to get 54.12 problems correct. The number of movies you will see this year, the number of trades a broker will perform next month, and the number of securities in a portfolio are all examples of discrete variables.
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Subject 1. Basic Definitionsribution of a population.
A random variable is a quantity whose future outcomes are uncertain. Depending on the characteristics of the random variable, a probability distribution may be either discrete or continuous.
<span>A discrete variable is one that cannot take on all values within the limits of the variable. It can assume only a countable number of possible values. For example, responses to a five-point rating scale can only take on the values 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The variable cannot have the value 1.7. The variable "number of correct answers on a 100-point multiple-choice test" is also a discrete variable since it is not possible to get 54.12 problems correct. The number of movies you will see this year, the number of trades a broker will perform next month, and the number of securities in a portfolio are all examples of discrete variables.
A continuous variable is one within the limits of variable ranges for which any value is possible. The number of possible values cannot be counted, and, as you will see lat Summary
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