One of the Reasons That a Correction for Continuity Adjustment

question 34

True/False

One of the reasons that a correction for continuity adjustment is needed when approximating the binomial distribution with a normal distribution is because a random variable having a binomial distribution can have only a specified value while a random variable having a normal distribution can take on any values within an interval around that specified value.

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