Chapters 5 And 6

Question 1

A blank is a variable whose numeric value is determined by the outcome of a probability experiment.

Answer 1

Random variable

Question 2

Blank either a finite number of values or countable number of values, where “ countable” refers to the fact that there might be infinitely many values, but that they result from a counting process. Whole numbers

Answer 2

Discrete random variable

Question 3

Blank is a continuous variable whose numeric value is determined by the outcome of a probability experiment. Numbers with decimal

Answer 3

Continuous random variable

Question 4

A blank is a table or formula that gives probabilities for every value of a random variable X

Answer 4

Probability distribution

Question 5

The blank for discrete random variable X is equal to the mean of the probability distribution of x

Answer 5

Expected value

Question 6

A blank is a probability distribution for the continuous random variable, x, identified completely by its mean and standard deviation

Answer 6

Normal distribution

Question 7

The blank is a normal distribution with a mean equal to 0 and standard deviation equaled to 1.

Answer 7

Standard normal distribution