One of the Reasons That a Correction for Continuity Adjustment

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One of the reasons that a correction for continuity adjustment is needed when approximating the binomial distribution with a normal distribution is because the normal distribution is used for a discrete random variable while the binomial distribution is used for a continuous random variable.

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