The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 19 - From Data Production to Inference: Part III Review - Test Yourself - Page 444: 19.12

Answer

(b) Continuous but not Normal

Work Step by Step

Since the value can be anywhere between 0 and 5, the random variable is continuous. Moreover, the density curve of the outcome has a constant height between 0 and 5, and height is 0 elsewhere, so it is not normal
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