Professor
Pi
Discrete and Continuous
data
Numerical data may be discrete or continuous.
Example
Discrete data is counted.
Discrete data: the number of people
entering a gym, the number of tools in
a shed
Continuous data is measured.
Continuous data: height, weight,
temperature
.
Your turn
Foot length…
Discrete or continuous?
Shoe size……
Discrete or continuous?
.