Question

Decide whether each set of data below is discrete or continuous.




Discrete or Continuous

NHL standings for 2016/2017 found on the Internet



b) Data you collect by measuring the height of each student in your class



c) Responses to your survey asking how many students are right-handed and how many are left-handed



d) Response times when you measure how quickly students in your class react to a loud noise



e) Election results found in a newspaper

Answer 1

Answer:

b) Continuous

c) Discrete

d) Continuous

e) Discrete

Answer 2

$Acute \: diseases \: come \: on \: rapidly, \: and \: are \: \\ accompanied \: by \: distinct \: symptoms \: that \: require \: \\ urgent \: or \: short-term \: care, \: and \: get \: better \: once \: they \: are \: treated. \\ For \: example, \: a \: broken \: bone \: that \: might \: result \: from \: a \\ \: fall \: mus \: be \: treated \: by \: a \: doctor \: and \: will \: heal \: in \: time$