Discrete and Continuous data

Discrete data is from qualities that can be:

• measured

• counted

• both

Continuous data is from qualities that can be:

• Measured

• Counted

• Both

Which of these is NOT continuous data?

• A person's height each year

• The volume of water in a swimming pool each day

• Cars finished in a factory each day

• A person's weight on each birthday

Which of these is NOT discrete data?

• Height of a sunflower as measured each day

• How many students are absent form school each day

• how many widgets a business sell each day

• the number of people who drive through a red light each hour during rush hour

Daily rainfall is an example of what sort of data:

• Discrete

• Continuous

The distance that a cyclist rides each day is what sort of data:

• Discrete

• Continuous

The number of times that a cyclist rides over 45 km each day is what sort of data:

• Discrete

• Continuous

The number of avocadoes produced by my avocado tree each year is continuous data.

• True

• False

The average size if the avocado grown by my tree is continuous data.

• True

• False

The combined tonnage of mail passing each day through the local postal centre is discrete data.

• True

• False