A continuous random variable would be an appropriate way to describe the outcome of which of the following experiments?
A)the flavor of ice cream chosen by a randomly selected customer
B)the number of points a soccer team scores in its next game
C)the number of children born to a woman over the course of her lifetime
D)the commute time between a person's home and that person's workplace
E)the color of new car purchased by a customer

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Continuous random variables are used to represent outcomes that can take on any value within an interval, which applies to commute times (D) as they can vary continuously (e.g., 25.5 minutes, 30.75 minutes, etc.). Choices A, B, C, and E describe outcomes that are discrete, not continuous.

A Continuous Random Variable Would Be an Appropriate Way to Describe