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A group of 
freshmen was included in the study. They were asked about their opinion on a question. If a freshman answered with a ‘yes’, it was considered a success, otherwise failure.
The random variable is defined as,
Number of freshmen selected from the study until the first one who replied “yes”.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
is clearly a discrete random variable. It may be the case either the first freshman itself replies ‘yes’ and the experiment stops, or the experiment keeps on going untill the last freshman is asked.
In the first case, the value of is 
while in the last case value of is .
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Introductory Statistics
OER Edition, 2013
Openstax
ISBN: 9781938168208
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