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Question
Solve the following problem :
Identify the random variable as discrete or continuous in each of the following. Identify its range if it is discrete.
A highway safety group is interested in the speed (km/hrs) of a car at a check point.
Solution
Let X = speed of the car in km/hr.
X takes uncountably infinite values.
∴ X is a continuous r.v.
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