Please indicate whether each variable is a discrete or continuous variable?

Question

Please indicate whether each variable is a discrete or continuous variable?

 

Variable 1. The time it takes to shower in the morning. 

 

Variable 2. The number of trees in park blocks.

 

Variable 3.The number of wins the University of california football team has this season.

 

variable 4. The amount of calories in a glass of Soda.

 

variable 5. The number of college students who drink Water at least once a week.

 

Answer 1

Keith, discrete data is counted and continuous data is measured. Discrete data takes only whole numbers, like the number of people in the room. Continuous data can be in parts, like a tree is 5 1/2 feet tall. While feet and inches are usually both whole numbers, inches are part of feet.

 

I would say #1 is the only continuous variable. 5 looks either/or, but you can't have a fraction of a calorie.

 

Hope this helps!