A game involves a circular spinner with eight sections labeled with numbers. Y is the number of the section the spinner lands on.Is the random variable Y discrete or continuous?Choices:(A) discrete(B) continuous
Q. A game involves a circular spinner with eight sections labeled with numbers. Y is the number of the section the spinner lands on.Is the random variable Y discrete or continuous?Choices:(A) discrete(B) continuous
Spinner Labeled Sections: Since the spinner can only land on one of the eight labeled sections, and these sections are countable, the random variable Y is not continuous.
Specific Values: Continuous variables can take any value within a range, but since Y can only take specific, separate values (the labeled sections), it is not continuous.
Discrete Random Variable: Therefore, Y is a discrete random variable because it can only take on a finite number of distinct values.
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