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Amount of income tax paid, weight of a student or height would fall under
A
Discrete
B
Quantitative
C
continuous
D
dichotomic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So, The weight of students in a class is an example of continuous variable.

Detailed explanation-2: -Heights of students are measured in either feet or centimeters. These measurement units have a decimal or fractional values also. Hence, the variable can take any real number so, it is a continuous data.

Detailed explanation-3: -Continuous data is data that can take any value. Height, weight, temperature and length are all examples of continuous data.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most physical measures, such as height, weight, systolic blood pressure, distance etc., are interval or ratio scales, so they fall into the general “continuous “ category. Therefore, normal theory type statistics are also used when a such a measure serves as the dependent variable in an analysis.

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