Continuous vs Discrete

What is the definition of continuous data?

• Data that can take any value within a certain range.

• Data that can only take discrete values.

• Data that is collected at regular intervals.

• Data that is measured on a scale of 1 to 10.

What is the definition of discrete data?

• Information that can only take on specific values and cannot be measured on a continuous scale.

• Information that is collected from a sample population.

• Information that is not relevant to the question.

• Information that can take on any value and can be measured on a continuous scale.

Which of the following is an example of continuous data?

• Number of students in a class

• Temperature in degrees Celsius

• Number of cars in a parking lot

Which of the following is an example of discrete data?

• Height of students in a class

• Number of siblings a person has

• Time taken to complete a race

What are the characteristics of continuous data?

• Continuous data is measured on a continuous scale and can take on any value within a certain range.

• Continuous data is not used in statistical analysis.

• Continuous data is measured on a categorical scale.

• Continuous data is discrete and can only take on specific values.

What are the characteristics of discrete data?

• Discrete data is countable and has distinct categories or values.

• Discrete data is qualitative and cannot be measured or counted.

• Discrete data is uncountable and has overlapping categories or values.

• Discrete data is continuous and has infinite categories or values.

True or False: Continuous data can take any value within a given range.

• True

• Only positive values

• Only negative values

• False

True or False: Discrete data can only take specific values and cannot be measured.

• True

• False

• Discrete data can take any value

• Discrete data is continuous

Which of the following is not a characteristic of continuous data?

• It can be measured

• It can take any value within a given range

• It can only take specific values

Which of the following is not a characteristic of discrete data?

• It can only take specific values

• It can be measured

• It can be counted