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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An experiment consists of determining the speed of automobiles on a highway by the use of radar equipment. The random variable in this experiment is a ____
A
discrete random variable
B
continuous random variable
C
complex random variable
D
categorical random variable
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: In this case, the speed of the automobile can range from 0 to an infinite value, theoretically speaking. The speed is also measured instead of being counted and hence we can classify the random variable as a continuous random variable.

Detailed explanation-2: -The answer is continuous variable. This is the correct choice from the given options. That is continuous variable. The speed of a car is an example of continuous variable.

Detailed explanation-3: -A random variable is a variable whose possible values are the numerical outcomes of a random experiment. Therefore, it is a function which associates a unique numerical value with every outcome of an experiment. Further, its value varies with every trial of the experiment.

Detailed explanation-4: -A random variable is called discrete. if it has either a finite or a countable number of possible values. A random variable is called continuous. if its possible values contain a whole interval of numbers.

Detailed explanation-5: -In general, quantities such as pressure, height, mass, weight, density, volume, temperature, and distance are examples of continuous random variables.

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