displaying data
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DISPLAYING DATA. Definitions: types of data. Categorical Data: data that are types not numbers. Example: colours, foods, clothes,etc. Continuous Data: data that can have any numerical data within a specific infinite (non-ending) or finite (ending) range. Example: height of a person, weight - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Categorical Data: data that are types not numbers. Example: colours, foods, clothes,etc.
Continuous Data: data that can have any numerical data within a specific infinite (non-ending) or finite (ending) range. Example: height of a person, weight
Discrete Data: Data that are distinct and can be counted (whole numbers). Example: The number of people who like pizza.
The temperature in Florida each day in July continuous
The number of students who achieved an “A” in Mrs. Schaefer’s class. discrete
The favourite season of students at HHSS categorical
The number of hours students work in a week discrete
The time it takes for students to get to school each day continuous
Example 1:
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