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A discrete number is a full, whole number while a continuous number may be any value in a range. Since a committee consists of people, and people aren't divisible, a committee consists of a whole number (discrete) of people.
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Would the number of goal at a hockey game be discrete or continuous?
discrete
Would number of rooms be discrete or continuous?
Discrete. You cannot have 3.76... rooms!
Is the percentage of hospitals a continuous or discrete?
There are a discrete number of hospitals, so the percentage of the hospitals would be discrete as well.
Is the number of cars a jogger passes a discrete variable?
Yes. If you are conducting a study, and collecting data, the number of cars would be a discrete variable.
When the number of cups of coffee sold in the caferteria during lunch is it continuous or discrete?
It would be a discrete distribution, since the number of cups are countable.
A random variable that can assume only a finite number of values is referred to as?
That would be a discrete variable; or, in your case, it would probably be called a discrete random variable.
Is no of common colds a discrete or continuous variable?
It is a discrete variable, as number of colds experienced by individuals would be one time, two times or so on. So, it is a finite category proving it a discrete variable.
Is the variable is discrete or continuous the number of keys on each student's key chain?
A random variable such as the number of keys on each student's key chain is discrete because you can list the possible values it can assume. If it was continuous one would not be list a continuous random variable because it would be impossible. The keys on the key chains would be discrete.
Can discrete ever be used to describe a person?
You are confusing the word discreet with discrete. A discreet person is one who does not commit an indiscretion. Whereas, a discrete person is one who is distinct from other people. I know the difference of course, but have never actually seen discrete used to describe a "person apart" but apparently it can be done. Since it is understood that all people are indeed discrete individuals, separate from other people (even conjoined twins remain somewhat discrete, although not as much as other people are) it would usually be considered unnecessary to say it.
Is the number of hours students study per week continuous variation?
It isn't. The time spent would be but the keyword here is "number". Therefore, the number of hours would be an whole number, hence it would be discrete data.
Is a discrete variable normally described as a word?
No.A discrete variable is a variable that can not assume all possible values within a given range.For example, if I were to conduct a survey on the number of children people had, then my answers would be numbers such as 0, 1, 2 and so forth (i.e. they would be whole numbers). This particular variable could not have a value in between these (a non integer value), such as 1.345, as this makes no sense in this context. This makes the variable discrete.
Is nationality a discrete or continuous variable?
Neither, since it is "qualitative data", not "quantitative". Only quantitative data can be discrete or continuous. (Unless your assigning a numerical "value" to each nationality type, in which case it would be quantitative discrete). Answer 2: If considering the percentage, eg 100% Irish, 50% Irish, etc., then it is theoretically a continuous variable, assuming an infinite number of generations. However, in terms of currently existing and past living people, for any nationality, it is a discrete variable.
