Which of the Following Is a Continuous Quantitative Variable

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable?

• A) the color of a student's eyes
• B) the number of gallons of milk sold at the local grocery store yesterday
• C) the number of employees of an insurance company
• D) the amount of milk produced by a cow in one 24-hour period

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Definitions:

Parameter

A numerical characteristic of a population, such as its mean or variance, which is typically unknown and estimated from sample data.

Binomial Distributions

A type of probability distribution that describes the number of successes in a fixed number of binary (yes/no) experiments.

Discrete Random Variables

Variables in statistics that can take on a countable number of distinct values and are not continuous.

Simple Random Sample

A subset of individuals chosen from a larger set such that every individual has an equal chance of being selected.