FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS

TYPES OF DATA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The number of suitcases lost by airlines.
A
Discrete
B
Continuous
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Discrete data is a numerical type of data that includes whole, concrete numbers with specific and fixed data values determined by counting. Continuous data includes complex numbers and varying data values measured over a particular time interval.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: 1. The answer is the gender of each student in a psychology class is an example of a discrete variable.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of continuous variables are body mass, height, blood pressure and cholesterol. A discrete quantitative variable is one that can only take specific numeric values (rather than any value in an interval), but those numeric values have a clear quantitative interpretation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Discrete data and continuous data are both types of quantitative data. The main difference between them is the type of information they represent. Discrete data typically only shows information for a particular event, while continuous data often shows trends in data over time.

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