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3. What is the difference between a discrete variable and a continuous variable? Can you give an example of each one and identify why one is discrete while the other is continuous?

Solution

A discrete variable is a variable whose value is obtained by counting
Examples: number of students present, count of apples, people standing in a row

If a variable can take on any value between two specified values, it is called a continuous variable;
Examples: height of students in class, weight of students in class