DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS
TYPES OF DATA
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data that continues
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data that has a limit
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data with only certain values
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Discrete data also referred to as discrete values, is data that only takes certain values. Commonly in the form of whole numbers or integers, this is data that can be counted and has a finite number of values.
Detailed explanation-2: -Discrete data can only take on specific values. For example, you might count 20 cats at the animal shelter. These variables cannot have fractional or decimal values. You can have 20 or 21 cats, but not 20.5!
Detailed explanation-3: -Discrete data is a type of quantitative data that includes nondivisible figures and statistics you can count. You typically write discrete data points as numbers that represent exact values. You can often describe discrete data by using the phrase “the number of, ” such as the number of customers in a store.
Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of discrete data: The number of workers in a company. The number of parts damaged during transportation. Shoe sizes. Number of languages an individual speaks.