State whether the data described below are discrete or continuous and explain wh

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State whether the data described below are discrete or continuous and explain why. The lengths of carrots produced by a farm A) The data are discrete because the data can only take on specific values. B) The data are discrete because the data take on any value in an interval. C) The data are continuous because the data can only take on specific values. D) The data are continuous because the data take on any value in an interval. State whether the data described below are discrete or continuous and explain why. The lengths of carrots produced by a farm A) The data are discrete because the data can only take on specific values. B) The data are discrete because the data take on any value in an interval. C) The data are continuous because the data can only take on specific values. D) The data are continuous because the data take on any value in an interval. The lengths of carrots produced by a farm A) The data are discrete because the data can only take on specific values. B) The data are discrete because the data take on any value in an interval. C) The data are continuous because the data can only take on specific values. D) The data are continuous because the data take on any value in an interval.

Explanation / Answer

Discrete Data: Discrete Data can only take certain or specific values.

Ex. The number of students in a class.

Continuous Data: Continuous Data can take any value (within a range) Ex.A person's height: could be any value (within the range of human heights), not just certain fixed heights, weight.

Here, length of carrots could be any value in an interval of length measurements and it is continuous.

Therefore,  

Answer: D)  The data are continuous because the data take on any value in an interval.

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