Consider the following situations, determine what type of random variable is X. In an on-line customer...
Consider the following situations, determine what type of random variable is X. In an on-line customer service department, the average number of customer inquiries is 25 per hour. To evaluate staffing to meet customer service needs, you want to know the probability that the next inquiry is between 2 and 3 minutes.
What type of random variable is X? Choose from the following options
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X is a continuous random variable. |
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b.
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Here random variable X is number of customer inquiries per hour.
X is discrete random variable.
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