Question

For each of the following, write down whether

the data would be discrete or continuous:
a) Height of a building
b) Population of a country
c) Number of seats in a cinema
d) Mass of an apple

Answer 1

a) discrete ; only from a particular building that stays the same

b) continuous ; the population of a country fluctuates and therefore shows trends

c) discrete ; information of a particular place

d) continuous ; there are trends of apple masses because there are different types of apples

Explanation:

Answer 2

a) discrete
b) continuous
c) discrete
d) discrete