Question

State whether the data described below are discrete or continuous, and explain whyThe numbers of voters that are registered with a certain political party in different regionsChoose the correct answer below:A. The data are continuous because the data can take on any value in an interval.B. The data are discrete because the data can take on any value in an interval.C. The data are continuous because the data can only take on specific values.D. The data are discrete because the data can only take on specific values.

Answer 1

Given: The numbers of voters that are registered with a certain political party in different regions

This can't be continous because we can't figure out how many people are registered with a certain political party.

It is like tracking how many push ups you can do. You can only do a certain amount and it varies. One day you can do 10 another 6 and another day 12. It is easier to make a chart of the people in a political party than to make a graph so that eliminates A and C.

And it can't be B because it is describing continuous data so it has to be D.

Answer:

D. The data are discrete because the data can only take on specific values.