Which of the following is an example of a continuous variable?
A)The gender of each student in a psychology class
B)The number of males in each class offered by the college
C)The amount of time to solve a problem
D)The number of children in a family

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A continuous variable is one that can take on any value within a certain range, and time to solve a problem can be measured in infinitely small increments, making it a continuous variable. The other options are not continuous variables as they have distinct, quantifiable values (e.g. number of males in a class, number of children in a family).

Which of the Following Is an Example of a Continuous