Which One of the Following Represents a Continuous Variable

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following represents a continuous variable?

• A) noon temperature measured in Fahrenheit
• B) number of freshmen college students enrolled in an introductory psychology course
• C) number of shares traded on the New Stock Market on a given day
• D) rankings of U. S. Army officers from lowest to highest

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Definitions:

Hominoids

A group within the order of primates that includes apes and humans, characterized by greater mobility of the shoulder joint and absence of a tail.

Genus Pongo

The taxonomic group that includes the great apes known as orangutans, native to Indonesia and Malaysia.

Orangutans

Large apes native to Indonesia and Malaysia, known for their red-brown hair and highly intelligent, solitary behavior.

Placenta

The partly fetal and partly maternal organ whereby materials are exchanged between fetus and mother in the uterus of placental mammals.