A continuous random variable is one which takes an infinite number of possible values. Continuous random variables are usually measurements. Examples include height, weight, the amount of sugar in an orange, the time required to run a mile. A continuous random variable is not defined at specific values.

What is an example of continuous random variable?

For example, the height of students in a class, the amount of ice tea in a glass, the change in temperature throughout a day, and the number of hours a person works in a week all contain a range of values in an interval, thus continuous random variables.

What is continuous random variables in statistics?

A continuous random variable is a random variable whose statistical distribution is continuous. Formally: A continuous random variable is a function X X X on the outcomes of some probabilistic experiment which takes values in a continuous set V V V.