Discrete or continuous IV 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Further Resources This task is about the difference between discrete and continuous data. Data can be classified as either discrete or continuous. Question 1Change answer a) The number of pieces in different jigsaws is an example of discrete data because ... a) The number of pieces in different jigsaws is an example of discrete data because ... Question 1Change answer b) The distance students walk to school is an example of continuous data because ... b) The distance students walk to school is an example of continuous data because ... Task administration: This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with NO automarking). Level: 5 Curriculum info: Maths, Statistics, Statistical investigations Keywords: discrete data, continuous data Description of task: Students explain why one set of data is discrete and another is continuous. Learning Progression FrameworksThis resource can provide evidence of learning associated with Statistical investigations, set 6 within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks. Answers/responses: Y10 (08/1999) a) Any 1 of: The data can only have only whole number values. The data can be counted. moderate b) Any 1 of: The data can have any value within a given range of values (including decimals and fractions). The data cannot be counted but must be measured some other way. moderate For more information on discrete and continuous, click on the link Types of data: Statistics Discrete or continuous I Showing data using graphs Graphing dice throws Discrete or continuous III Discrete or continuous II
