Question

Determine weather the given values are from a discrete or continuos data set. A statistics student obtains a sample data from one of his classes and finds that the average student weighs 157.0 lbs

Answer 1

A continuous data set is where you can plot every point (even very, very small decimal numbers) because the unit can be measured in parts of the whole.

A discrete data set is where you can only plot the units in whole values. For example, if you were plotting the number of people, you can't have a part of a person.

Weight is measured in lbs which can be measured in parts of the lb (such as 100.005 lbs) so it is continuous.

Answer: Continuous data set