Discrete or continuous II

Discrete or continuous II

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Data are either discrete or continuous.
Finish each of the sentences below.
a)
An example of discrete data is how many words there are in each sentence of a story.
This is discrete data because
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


b)
An example of continuous data is the amount of fluid that some students drink at lunchtime.
This is continuous data because
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
5
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Statistical investigations
Keywords: 
discrete data, continuous data
Description of task: 
Students explain the terms discrete and continuous data.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Statistical investigations, set 6
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
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Answers/responses: 
  

Y11 (03/01)

a)

Any 1 of:

  • The data can be counted.
  • The data can only be whole numbers.
  • The data can only have particular values.
  • Similar explanations.

[NOTE: Do not accept

  • because it stops or is finite.]

difficult

b)

Any 1 of:

  • The data can not be counted.
  • The data can have any value.
  • The data can have decimal fractions.
  • Similar explanations.

[NOTE: Do not accept

  • because it keeps on going or is infinite.]

difficult

 
 
 For more information, click on the link Types of data: Statistics