Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable?
A)The colour of a student's eyes.
B)The number of gallons of milk sold at the local grocery store yesterday.
C)The amount of milk produced by a cow in one 24-hour period.
D)The number of employees of an insurance company.

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Continuous quantitative variables are those that can take on any value within a certain range, and can be measured with a decimal or fraction. The amount of milk produced by a cow in one 24-hour period is a continuous quantitative variable because it can be any amount (e.g. 2.5 gallons, 3.2 gallons, etc.) within a certain range. The other choices are not continuous quantitative variables – the colour of a student's eyes is categorical, the number of gallons of milk sold is discrete, and the number of employees is also discrete.

Which of the Following Is a Continuous Quantitative Variable