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Chapter 1: Q2-16BSC (page 1)

Determine whether the data are from discrete data or continuous data set.

House AttendanceThe Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives records the number of representatives present at each session.

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The number of representatives present in the house for every session comes from a discrete data set.

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Given information

The number of representatives is recorded by the clerk for reach session at the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Discrete and continuous data

  • Discrete data:

Numerical data that assumes only fixed integral values is called discrete data. For example, the number of ice cream flavors, the number of votes received, the number of shelves, etc.

  • Continuous data:

Numerical data that assumes any value within a given range is called continuous data. The values can be measured. For example, the duration of sleep, the length of a wall, the distance between two cities, etc.

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Classification of data

As the number of representatives is countable and cannot hold a decimal value, they come from adiscrete data set.

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