A continuous random variable has outcomes that can take on any value within a range rather than discrete outcomes. For example, the weight of newborns each year in a hospital is a continuous random variable because weight can be any real number value rather than restricted to certain integers.
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Understanding Continuous Random Variables
A continuous random variable has outcomes that can take on any value within a range rather than discrete outcomes. For example, the weight of newborns each year in a hospital is a continuous random variable because weight can be any real number value rather than restricted to certain integers.
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Continuous Random
Variable Stats and Probability definition • Its set of possible outcomes takes on values on a continuous scale • Represent measured data example • The weight of newborns each year in a hospita;