DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS
TYPES OF DATA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Discrete Variable
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Continuous Variable
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -So, distance travelled from classes is an example of continuous variable.
Detailed explanation-2: -In general, quantities such as pressure, height, mass, weight, density, volume, temperature, and distance are examples of continuous random variables.
Detailed explanation-3: -And because the number of heads results from a random process-flipping a coin-it is a discrete random variable. Continuous. Continuous variables, in contrast, can take on any value within a range of values.
Detailed explanation-4: -A discrete variable is a variable whose value is obtained by counting. A continuous variable is a variable whose value is obtained by measuring. A random variable is a variable whose value is a numerical outcome of a random phenomenon. A discrete random variable X has a countable number of possible values.