Identifying discrete and continuous random variables


1. Explain whether the given values are from the discrete or continuous data set.

Blood pressure: When the woman is randomly selected and measured for blood pressure, systolic blood pressure is found to be 61 mm Hg.  

2. In exercise identify (a) sample and (b) population. As well, explain whether the sample is likely to be representative of population.

AOL Survey America Online asked subscribers to respond to this question: "Which slogan do you hate the most?" Responders were given many slogans employed to promote car sales, and Volkswagen's slogan received 55% of 33,160 responses. The Volkswagen's slogan was "Relieves gas pains." 

3. Census Data After last national census was conducted, the Poughkeepsie Journal ran this front-page headline: "281,421,906 in America." What is wrong with this headline?

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