Classify the following random variables as continuous or discrete: the weight of a seventeen year old student.

Makaila Simon

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2022-09-23

Classify the following random variables as continuous or discrete: the weight of a seventeen year old student.

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Beginner2022-09-24Added 11 answers

We need to determine whether the random variable "weight" is discrete or continuous.
Discrete random variables take on values that are restricted to defined separated values, for example: integers or counts.
Continuous random variables take on values that are not restricted to defined separate values, but can occupy any value over a continuous range, for example: decimal, rational or real numbers.
The weight can take on decimal values such as 58.75 kg.
The random variable is then continuous.
Result:
Continuous.

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