Discrete vs Continuous Data Explained

Which type of data is measured rather than counted?

• Qualitative data

• Categorical data

• Continuous data

• Discrete data

Which of the following is an example of discrete data?

• The height of a tree

• The number of students in a class

• The time taken to run a race

• The weight of a dog

Why can't the number of people on bicycles be a value between three and four?

• Because it is qualitative data

• Because it is discrete data

• Because it is categorical data

• Because it is continuous data

Which of the following is an example of continuous data?

• The number of teeth a cat has

• The weight of a cat

• The number of siblings someone has

• The number of students in a class

Which of the following is NOT an example of continuous data?

• A person's weight on each birthday

• Cars finished in a factory each day

• The volume of water in a swimming pool each day

• A person's height each year

Which of the following is NOT an example of discrete data?

• Height of a sunflower measured each day

• How many students are absent from school each day

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

• How many widgets a business sells each day

Daily rainfall is an example of what type of data?

• Discrete data

• Continuous data

• Qualitative data

• Categorical data

The distance that a cyclist rides each day is what type of data?

• Categorical data

• Qualitative data

• Continuous data

• Discrete data

The number of times a cyclist rides over 45 kilometers each day is what type of data?

• Continuous data

• Discrete data

• Categorical data

• Qualitative data

The number of items passing each day through the local postal center is what type of data?

• Qualitative data

• Categorical data

• Discrete data

• Continuous data