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12-130.

Identify each quantity below as either a discrete random variable or a continuous variable.

  1. shoe size

  1. foot length

  1. cat’s weight

  1. sheep in a flock

  1. outcome of a coin flip

  1. speed of a car

Discrete variables are countable.
Continuous variables can take on any value (within their domain).