Question

Jennifer is thinking of moving into a new neighborhood that is closer to campus. Before signing a lease, she checks the number of robberies in the neighborhood. What type of variable is the number of robberies reported in the neighborhood during the last year?

Answer 1

Answer: Discrete

Explanation:

A discrete variable is countable in a limited amount of time, meaning it can only take on a finite amount of values, whereas a continuous variable would take forever to count. While all qualitative variables are discrete, only some quantitative variables are. The number of robberies reported in the neighborhood during the last year is something we can count, it’s countable, so it´s a discrete variable.