Question

Which of the follwoing is an example of a continous random variable?

A. Height of a tree
B. Number of cards randomly drawn by a person from a deck
C. Number of people taking math classes at a college
D. Amount of boats racing in a boating event

Answer 1

what are your thoughts on this? how far did you get?

Answer 2

my thoughts r telling me its B

Answer 3

since its defined like this- A continuous random variable is a random variable where the data can take infinitely many values.

Answer 4

ask yourself this: is it possible to draw out a fraction of a card?

Answer 5

but everything else cant be infinite

Answer 6

discrete = a finite number of values (eg: 1,2,3,4,5,6). This is handy for counting people, items, etc.

continuous = infinite number of values and it includes every value between any two points. For example, 1.2 or 1.7 are valid if you're considering values between 1 and 2. There are infinitely more values to consider between 1 and 2. This is handy for weighing items, measuring height, measuring time, and so much more

Answer 7

i guess height of a tree would be a better fit then

Answer 8

`Number of cards randomly drawn by a person from a deck`
this is discrete because you can't take out a fraction or decimal portion of a card. You can only take out a whole card. There are finitely many of them. If you're only dealing with one deck, the max is 52 cards

Answer 9

`i guess height of a tree would be a better fit then`
yes the height of a tree is an example of a continuous random variable

Answer 10

thank you for helping me

Answer 11

no problem