It is appropriate to use the uniform distribution to describe a continuous random variable x when
A) the area under the probability curve = 1.
B) the probability curve f(x) 0.
C) the shape of the histogram of all possible values of x is nonsymmetrical.
D) relative frequencies of all possible values of x are about the same.

Question

It is appropriate to use the uniform distribution to describe a continuous random variable x when
A) the area under the probability curve = 1.
B) the probability curve f(x) > 0.
C) the shape of the histogram of all possible values of x is nonsymmetrical.
D) relative frequencies of all possible values of x are about the same.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

They all have about the same chance of occurring.

It Is Appropriate to Use the Uniform Distribution to Describe