Which relationship is continuous?
A.
the number of cows a farmer has owned over the years
B.
the number of cookies Stan baked for the party
C.
the number of people attending the assembly
D.
the distance a runner ran during training

Question

Which relationship is continuous?
A.
the number of cows a farmer has owned over the years
B.
the number of cookies Stan baked for the party
C.
the number of people attending the assembly
D.
the distance a runner ran during training

amistre64 · Answer

what differentiates discrete from continuous?

anonymous · Answer

Well  discrete can only take on particular values and no values in between.
And the continuous data can take on any value on a range.

amistre64 · Answer

good.  and using this as a basis to determine a solution.  Which one of these would you most likely attribute to a continuous relationship?

anonymous · Answer

C.

anonymous · Answer

Perhaps one of could be in $\mathbb{R}$ but not in $\mathbb{Z}$

amistre64 · Answer

hmm, lets examine C.

the number of people .... we can have 3 people, we can have 2 people; do we really count half people?

anonymous · Answer

I'm having second guesses that it's D.

amistre64 · Answer

lol, I like D alot better than C :)

anonymous · Answer

Yes D can be a non-integer value

anonymous · Answer

Lol thanks :)

amistre64 · Answer

good luck ;)

anonymous · Answer

Thanks