Which is not a discrete random variable?
A)The number of births in a hospital on a given day
B)The number of fives obtained in four rolls of a die
C)The hourly earnings of a call center employee in Boston
D)The number of applicants applying for a civil service job

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Hourly earnings can take on any value and are not limited to whole numbers. Therefore, they are not a discrete random variable. The other options are all discrete random variables because they can only take on a finite number of values.

Which Is Not a Discrete Random Variable