Determine whether the type of data described below is discrete or continuous The

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Determine whether the type of data described below is discrete or continuous The time that students spent preparing for this exam The number companies that lost money in the previous year. The volume of gasoline in a 21-gallon tank The speed of a space shuttle. The number of calves born on a farm in one year. Identify the level of measurement of each data set below. Choose from nominal, ratio, interval, or ordinal. a. The amount of fat (in grams) in breakfast cereals b. Student grades: A, B, C, D, or F on a test C. The major political parties: Republican, Democrat, Independent d. Daily high temperatures in St. Paul, Minnesota

Explanation / Answer

a) Continuous because time spent is continuous as it can take any value.

b) Discrete because the number of companies can take only finite integer values.

c) Continuous because the volume of gasoline is a continuous quantity.

d) Continuous because speed can take any value between 0 and maximum speed limit.

e) Discrete because the number of calves can only take finitely many integer values

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