Question

Identify the variables that are continuous. Select all that apply.

length of a desk
area of a desk
number of desks sold
colors of desk
styles of desk
width of a desk

Answer 1

3 Answers:

• Choice A
• Choice B
• Choice F

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Step-by-step explanation:

Any item in which you can measure (such as length, width, etc) is a continuous variable. These values can take on any positive decimal value. This is why choices A, B and F are continuous.

Choice C on the other hand isn't continuous. It's a discrete value because the number of desks or any item is a positive whole number (1,2,3,...). So having a value like 1.75 desks doesn't make sense. Therefore, we can rule out choice C.

We rule out choices D and E because they aren't quantitative variables. Instead, they are qualitative. They deal with non-numerical aspects of statistics.