DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS
TYPES OF DATA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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discrete data
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continuous data
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Because body temperature is a continuous variable with many possible values, we summarize its distribution by reporting statistics such as the median, minimum, maximum, mean and standard deviation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of continuous data include weight, height, length, time, and temperature.
Detailed explanation-3: -Since temperatures are expressed in numbers, they are quantitative variables. Technically, temperatures can take any value above absolute zero, so this means that temperature is a continuous variable.
Detailed explanation-4: -For example, temperature has a continuous character (thermometer can take measurements anytime), whose amount at a given time depends (is a function of) on many factors. Temperature measurement could be classified as an example of a continuous random variable that is measured on interval scale.