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Which of the following is a continuous random variable?A. P = number of points scored by Stephen Curry in a gaB. T = winning time in the men's 100-meter dash at the 2016 Olympicsc. H = the number of hats sold on Tuesdayd. X = number of incoming flights at the local airport

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A continuous random variable is a random variable where the data can take infinitely many values. For example, a random variable measuring the time taken for something to be done is continuous since there is an infinite number of possible times that can be taken.

Time has no specific integer of values and it is continuous, while the other variables like number of points, number of hats, number of incoming flights can have discrete values and as such are called a discrete variable

With this, we can therefore say that the correct option of an example of a continuous random variable will be

T= WINNING TIME IN THE 100-METER DASH AT THE 2016 OLYMPICS

THE CORRECT OPTION WILL BE OPTION B

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