A random variable that may take on any value in an interval or collection of intervals is known as a
A) continuous random variable.
B) discrete random variable.
C) mixed type random variable.
D) multivariate random variable.

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A continuous random variable can take on any value within an interval or collection of intervals, whereas a discrete random variable can only take on a finite or countably infinite set of values. Mixed type and multivariate random variables refer to different characteristics of random variables unrelated to whether they are continuous or discrete.

A Random Variable That May Take on Any Value in an Interval