DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS
TYPES OF DATA
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Question
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Time to complete a race
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Distance of race
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Shoe size of athlete
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Height of athlete
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Detailed explanation-1: -Size of a shoe can have integer values only. Hence, it is a discrete variable.
Detailed explanation-2: -The number of each type of treatment a salon needs to schedule for the week, the number of children attending a nursery each day or the profit a business makes each month are all examples of discrete data. This type of data is often represented using tally charts, bar charts or pie charts.
Detailed explanation-3: -1. Shoe size is whole number (discrete), but the underlying measure is foot length which is measurement (continuous) data.
Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of discrete data The number of customers who bought different items. The number of computers in each department. The number of items you buy at the grocery store each week.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.