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Questions Related to discrete and continuous data

State, which of the following variables are continuous and which are discrete :


Sizes of shoes is discrete
If true then enter $1$ and if false then enter $0$

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  1. $1$

  2. $0$

  3. Can't determine

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Size of a shoe can have integer values only. Hence, it is a discrete variable.

Say true or false:
Daily temperature is discrete variable.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Daily temperature can have any integer as well as rational values. Hence, it is a continuous variable.

Say true or false:

Sizes of the shoe are discrete variables.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Size of shoe can have have only integer value. Hence, it is a discrete variable.

Are you a girl or boy is an example of ______ variable.

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  1. continuous

  2. dependent

  3. discrete

  4. nominal

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A discrete variable is a variable whose value is obtained by counting.
So, are you a girl or boy is an example of discrete variable.
Since it is answerable.

Which one of the statement is discrete variable?

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  1. weight of animals in zoo

  2. distance travelled between colleges

  3. number of heads by flipping a coins

  4. height of animals in park

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Discrete variables are countable in a finite amount of time.
So, number of heads when flipping a coin is a discrete variable statement because once the coin is flipped, we will get head or tail result.

The statement "number of heads when flipping a coin" is an example of ______ variable.

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  1. continuous

  2. dependent

  3. discrete

  4. nominal

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Discrete variables are countable in a finite amount of time.
So, number of heads when flipping a coin is a discrete variable statement because once the coin is flipped, we will get head or tail result.

Which variables are countable in a finite amount of time?

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  1. dependent

  2. continuous

  3. nominal

  4. discrete

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Discrete variables are countable in a finite amount of time.
Example: Count the number of people in your home.

How many times will you brush your teeth. The answer is an example of which type of variable?

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  1. continuous

  2. dependent

  3. nominal

  4. discrete

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A discrete variable is a variable whose value is obtained by counting.
So, how many times will you brush your teeth is countable.

______ is not a discrete variable.

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  1. average mark of a student

  2. what is your age?

  3. shoe size

  4. weight of a dog

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Weight of a dog is not a discrete variable.
Because, the weight of a dog is a continuous variable as it can take any value - for example, $2$ kg, $5$ kg, $4.2$ kg etc.

Teacher asked a student to state how many times in the last month they visited their family doctor. The answer is an example of which type of variable?

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  1. continuous

  2. dependent

  3. discrete

  4. nominal

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A discrete variable is a variable whose value is obtained by counting.
So, here the student can able to say how many times he visited the doctor.
Therefore, the given statement is discrete.