Because the Probability of Any Specific Value Is 0 for a Continuous

question 167

Multiple Choice

Because the probability of any specific value is 0 for a continuous random variable,the expected values for continuous random variables are computed using:

• A)Bayes' Theorem.
• B)an empirical formula.
• C)a Venn diagram.
• D)integral calculus.

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