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anonymous · Answer

Which of the following situations can be modeled by a continuous random variable?  Choose ALL that apply.


		
The number of baskets made during a game.

		
The temperature in your city on August 1.

		
The height of a randomly-selected student.

		
The number of sunny days in May.

anonymous · Answer

do you know what "continuous" means in this context?

anonymous · Answer

Umm not really..

anonymous · Answer

lol then you cannot answer this question

anonymous · Answer

perhaps it is easiest to say what it is not
it is not "discrete" meaning you cannot count the outcomes using whole numbers
for example the sunny days in may is discrete because it is either 0,1,2,3,4,...

anonymous · Answer

the number of baskets made during a game is also discrete, since there can only be whole number answers
1, 2, 3, 4, ...

anonymous · Answer

what do you think about temperature?

anonymous · Answer

Temperature is discrete.

anonymous · Answer

Sorry for the late reply, my dad distracted me

adi3 · Answer

hi

anonymous · Answer

No, wait. Temperature is not discrete.

anonymous · Answer

Heey @Adi3

adi3 · Answer

Give me a sec gonna come back

anonymous · Answer

Okay @Adi3

anonymous · Answer

I figured it out. The answers are the temperature & the height of a student.