Discrete Data Vocabulary

Is the graph continuous or discrete?

• discrete

• continuous

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.5

_____ are data that have only a finite number of values or data that can be "counted".

• discrete data

• continuous data

• sample data

• frequency data

A(n)_____ is a graph that shows how discrete data are distributed using an number line.

• box plot

• dot plot

• stem plot

• histogram

What is the range?

• The sum of the largest and smallest number

• The number in the middle

• The difference between the largest and smallest number

• The number that appears most often

The number of orange Skittles in a bag. 

• Discrete

• Continuous

The number of suitcases lost by airlines. 

• Discrete

• Continuous

Is the following data discrete or continuous?

Numbers that a football team wears on their jerseys.

• Discrete

• Continuous

• I have no clue!

Is the following data discrete or continuous?

The number of cars in a parking lot.

• Discrete

• Continuous

• I have no clue!

The information here describes data that an airline is collecting. What type of data would be collected to learn more about:

• Numerical and Continuous

• Numerical and Discrete

• Categorical

• Not a Statistical Question

function whose values are distinct and separate and not connected; values are not continuous. Discrete functions are defined by their domain.

• discrete function

• linear function

• continuous function

• association