TABLE 2-1
The manager of the customer service division of a major consumer electronics company is interested in determining whether the customers who have purchased a DVD player made by the company over the past 12 months are satisfied with their products.
-Referring to Table 2-1, the possible responses to the question "What is your annual income rounded to the nearest thousands?" are values from a
A) discrete numerical random variable.
B) continuous numerical random variable.
C) categorical random variable.
D) parameter.

Question

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Annual income rounded to the nearest thousand is a discrete numerical random variable because it can take on distinct, separate values (e.g., $30,000, $31,000, etc.) rather than any value within a range.

TABLE 2-1 The Manager of the Customer Service Division of a Major