A Random Variable That May Take on Any Value in an Interval

question 104

Multiple Choice

A random variable that may take on any value in an interval or collection of intervals is known as a

• A)continuous random variable
• B)discrete random variable
• C)continuous probability function
• D)finite probability function

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Definitions:

Descriptive Statistics

Statistical methods that summarize and describe the characteristics of a dataset, such as mean, median, and standard deviation.

Inferential Statistics

A branch of statistics that allows us to make predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample of data.

Characteristics

Characteristics are distinguishing traits, qualities, or properties that identify and differentiate individuals, groups, or things.

Central Tendency

A statistical measure that identifies a single value as representative of an entire distribution of data, commonly using the mean, median, or mode.