Continuous or Not?
Probability
Level
1
Which of the following answers is the continuous random variable?
The minimum outcome from rolling infinitely many dice
The number of raindrops in a storm
The number of people that show up to class
The angle you face after spinning in a circle
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Only the set of angles, contained in [ 0 , 2 π ) , form a continuous set. The number of people or raindrops is both finite and discrete; the minimum of even infinitely many dice must be one of six numbers.