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charchew

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  Which of the following represents a continuous random variable?
 

  a.the number of girls in a class
  b.the number of people taller than six foot
  c.the number of correct answers on a quiz
 

d.the average test score for a class
 
 



Question 2


  What is the definition of a continuous random variable?
 

  a.A variable that is discrete.
  b.A quantitative random variable whose possible values form a whole interval or range.
  c.A quantitative random variable that can assume a countable number of values.
  d.A qualitative random variable whose possible values form a whole interval or range.


yasmina

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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

correct: d

Answer to Question 2

correct: b


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