Continuous or Discrete Data

Identify whether the experiment involves a discrete or a continuous random variable.

Tallying the number of times a student has been late during the 1st term

• Discrete Random Variable

• Continuous Random Variable

Heights of Basketball Players

• Discrete Random Variable

• Continuous Random Variable

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

The weight of newborns each year in a hospital

• Discrete Random Variable

• Continuous Random Variable

Speed of a car

• Discrete Random  Variable

• Continuous Random Variable

Identify whether the experiment involves a discrete or a continuous random variable.

• Discrete Random Variable

• Continuous Random Variable

The number of siblings in a family of a region

• Discrete Random Variable

• Continuous Random Variable

Weight - Is this numerical data classified as Discrete or Continuous?

• Discrete

• Continuous

Time on the Internet per week - Is this numerical data classified as Discrete or Continuous?

• Discrete

• Continuous

Number of pages in a book - Is this numerical data classified as Discrete or Continuous?

• Discrete

• Continuous

Earring length - Is this numerical data classified as Discrete or Continuous?

• Discrete

• Continuous