Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (6th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Discrete Probability Distributions - Section 4.1 Probability Distributions - Exercises - Page 197: 1

Answer

Random Variable is a real valued function on the sample space, taking values on the real line (-∞,∞)

Work Step by Step

A random variable is a real number associated with the outcomes of a random experiment. eg. if a die is rolled and X denotes the number obtained on the die, then X is a random variable which can result in any of the following values 1,2,3,4,5 or 6, each with equal probability.
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