Question

Is the gender of college students a discrete random​ variable, a continuous random​ variable, or not a random​ variable?

Answer 1

Answer:

Gender is a categorical data.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Gender is a categorical data.                

Step-by-step explanation:

Categorical Variable

• Categorical variables take on values that are names or labels.
• Example: The color of a ball (e.g., red, green, blue) or the breed of a dog (e.g., collie, shepherd, terrier) would be examples of categorical variables.
• The values of a categorical variable are selected from a small group of categories.
• Examples are gender (male or female) and marital status (never married, married, divorced or widowed).
• A categorical or discrete variable is one that has two or more categories or values.  
• There are two types of categorical variable, nominal and ordinal.  

Thus, gender is a categorical data and not a random variable that can take values, male and female.

This categorical data can be converted into discrete random variable by assigning an identity that is 0 for male and 1 for female.