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Stat - Discrete Vs Continuous Variables

Random variables can be either categorical or numerical. Categorical variables divide data into categories while numerical variables have measurable values. Data refers to the observed values collected for a variable, which can be either discrete or continuous. Discrete variables can only take on certain countable values, while continuous variables can take on any value within a range and are measured rather than counted. Examples of continuous variables include time, size, weight, temperature, and altitude.

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Stat - Discrete Vs Continuous Variables

Random variables can be either categorical or numerical. Categorical variables divide data into categories while numerical variables have measurable values. Data refers to the observed values collected for a variable, which can be either discrete or continuous. Discrete variables can only take on certain countable values, while continuous variables can take on any value within a range and are measured rather than counted. Examples of continuous variables include time, size, weight, temperature, and altitude.

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RANDOM VARIABLES

Variable
- any characteristic or attribute that can be measured
1.Categorical (qualitative) - variables consist of names
and labels that divide data into specific categories.
Ex. When you select your nationality or your race on
a survey
2. Numerical (quantitative) - variables have values that
can either be counted or measured.
Ex. Discrete and continuous variables
Data refers to the values or observations
that are collected for a particular variable.

For example, if you have a discrete random


variable representing years of schooling,
the data you collect would be discrete data.
Discrete variables can only take on certain
values

Discrete data has the following main


characteristics:
1. The observations in your data are limited in
number
2. The observations in your data are countable and
indivisible
Continuous variable is a variable that can
take on any value within a range.
• takes on an infinite number of possible values
within a given range.
• we measure continuous variables (rather than
count), often using a measuring device like a ruler
or stopwatch.
• Continuous variables include all the fractional or
decimal values within a range.
Examples of continuous variables
include:
•The time it takes sprinters to run 100 meters
•The size of real estate lots in a city
•The weight of baby elephants
•The body temperature of patients with the flu
•The deployment altitude of skydivers
Examples of continuous variables
include:
•The time it takes sprinters to run 100 meters
•The size of real estate lots in a city
•The weight of baby elephants
•The body temperature of patients with the flu
•The deployment altitude of skydivers

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