Random variable and its types - class-XII
Discrete and continuous variables for Class XII mathematics
Questions
State, which of the following variables are continuous and which are discrete :
If true then enter $1$ and if false then enter $0$
- $1$
- $0$
- Can't determine
- None of these
Say true or false:
- True
- False
Are you a girl or boy is an example of ______ variable.
- continuous
- dependent
- discrete
- nominal
Which one of the statement is discrete variable?
- weight of animals in zoo
- distance travelled between colleges
- number of heads by flipping a coins
- height of animals in park
The statement "number of heads when flipping a coin" is an example of ______ variable.
- continuous
- dependent
- discrete
- nominal
Which variables are countable in a finite amount of time?
- dependent
- continuous
- nominal
- discrete
How many times will you brush your teeth. The answer is an example of which type of variable?
- continuous
- dependent
- nominal
- discrete
______ is not a discrete variable.
- average mark of a student
- what is your age?
- shoe size
- weight of a dog
Teacher asked a student to state how many times in the last month they visited their family doctor. The answer is an example of which type of variable?
- continuous
- dependent
- discrete
- nominal
Count the number of students in a class is an example of ________ variable.
- dependent
- continuous
- nominal
- discrete
Find the discrete variable.
- number of chocolates in a box
- time taken by an athlete
- height of a student in a class
- weight of animals in zoo
______ variables measured with enough precision can often be considered continuous for practical purposes.
- continuous
- discrete
- nominal
- none of the above
Which variable has the infinite set of the data?
- dependent
- nominal
- discrete
- continuous
The length of someone's foot is an example of _______ variable.
- continuous
- discrete
- dependent
- nominal
______ is not a continuous variable.
- are you a girl or boy?
- weight of a goat
- measure the height of a student
- time taken to complete a task
The weight of students in a class is an example of ________ variable.
- discrete
- continuous
- dependent
- nominal
The height of animals in park is not a _______ variable.
- discrete
- dependent
- nominal
- continuous
What type of variable is this?
Number of bubbles in a fish tank.
- dependent
- continuous
- nominal
- discrete
A _______ variable is a variable whose value is obtained by measuring.
- dependent
- continuous
- discrete
- nominal
What type of variable is given below?
distance travelled from classes.
- discrete
- dependent
- nominal
- continuous
The height of animals in park is a _______ variable.
- discrete
- continuous
- nominal
- dependent
Which one of the following is a continuous variable statement?
- how old are you?
- number of students in a class
- weight of a new born
- count the number of chocolates in a jar
Time taken to complete a task. The answer is an example of which type of variable?
- discrete
- dependent
- continuous
- nominal
Continuous variable has the ______ set of the data.
- finite
- infinite
- composite
- definite
Example of continuous variable is ________.
- number of bubbles in a fish tank
- time taken to complete a task
- are you a girl or boy?
- toss a coin to get head
Measurement of time, distance or weight are examples of ________ variable.
- discrete
- nominal
- continuous
- none of the above
The statement "weight of a cow" is an example of ______ variable.
- continuous
- discrete
- dependent
- nominal
Identify the continuous statement.
- toss a coin to get head
- are you a girl or boy?
- weight of animals in zoo
- number of bubbles in a fish tank
Which one of the following variable is not a continuous variable?
- distance
- height
- length
- number of cars in a street
Sizes of shoe are which types of variables?
- discrete
- random
- continous
- nominal
The mean of discrete obervations $y _1, y _2$ , ................ , $y _n$ is given by
- $\displaystyle \frac{\sum _{i=1}^{n} y _i}{n}$
- $\displaystyle \frac{\sum _{i=1}^{n} y _i}{\sum _{i=1}^{n}i}$
- $\displaystyle \frac{\sum _{i=1}^{n} y _i f _i}{n}$
- $\displaystyle \frac{\sum _{i=1}^{n} y _i f _i}{\sum _{i=1}^{n}y _if _i}$
Number of patients in a hospital are discrete variable
If true then enter $1$ and if false then enter $0$
- $1$
- $0$
- can't determine
- None of these
Distance travelled by a car is a continuous variable
If true then choose $1$ and if false then choose $0$
- $1$
- $0$
- $4$
- none of the above
Sizes of shoes are discrete variables,
If true then enter $1$ and if false then enter $0$
- Varies from case to case
- $0$
- $1$
- None of these
A quantity which can vary from one individual to another is called a variable.
If true then enter $1$ and if false then enter $0$
- $0$
- $1$
- can't determine
- None of these
The variable number of children in your class is discrete variable
- True
- False
- can't determine
- none of these
The sizes of shoes is a continuous variable
If true then enter $1$ and if false then enter $0$
- $1$
- $0$
- $10$
- None of these
Time is continuous variable
If true then enter $1$ and if false then enter $0$
- $1$
- $0$
- $3$
- None of these
State, which of the following variables are continuous and which are discrete :
If true then enter $1$ and if false then enter $0$
- Can't determine
- $0$
- $1$
- None of these
State, which of the following variables are continuous and which are discrete :
If true then enter $1$ and if false then enter $0$
- $1$
- $0$
- Can't determine
- None of these
Daily temperature is continuous variable.
If true then enter $1$ and if false then enter $0$
- $1$
- $0$
- Can't determine
- None of these