Exhibit 6-2
The travel time for a college student traveling between her home and her college is uniformly distributed between 40 and 90 minutes.
-Refer to Exhibit 6-2. What is the random variable in this experiment?
A)the uniform distribution
B)40 minutes
C)90 minutes
D)the travel time

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The random variable in this experiment is the travel time, which is the outcome of interest being observed and measured in the experiment. The uniform distribution is the probability distribution of the random variable. 40 minutes and 90 minutes are simply the minimum and maximum possible values of the random variable.

Exhibit 6-2 The Travel Time for a College Student Traveling Between Her