Which of the following random variables is continuous?

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Which of the following random variables is
continuous?
(A) the number of heads resulting from
flipping a coin 30 times
(B) the number of deaths from plane
crashes in a year
(C) the proportion of the American pop-
ulation that believes in ghosts
(D) the number of films produced in
Canada in a year
(E) the number of people arrested for
auto theft in a year
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following random variables is continuous? (A) the number of heads resulting from flipping a coin 30 times (B) the number of deaths from plane crashes in a year (C) the proportion of the American pop- ulation that believes in ghosts (D) the number of films produced in Canada in a year (E) the number of people arrested for auto theft in a year
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