A random variable that may assume only a finite number or an infinite sequence of values is said to be discrete; one that may assume any value in some interval on the real number line is said to be continuous.
A random variable that may assume only a finite number or an infinite sequence of values is said to be discrete one that may assume any value in some interval on the real number line is said to be continuous.
In mathematics or statistics, a quantitative variable may be continuous or discrete; they are typically obtained by measuring (=continuous) or counting (=discrete). If it can take on two particular real values such that it can also take on all real values between them (even values that are arbitrarily close together), the variable is continuous in that interval.
Continuous Variable:
A continuous variable is a variable whose value is obtained by measuring, ie one which can take on an uncountable set of values.
Discrete Variable:
A discrete variable is a variable whose value is obtained by counting. In other words; a discrete variable over a particular range of real values is one for which, for any value in the range that the variable is permitted to take on, there is a positive minimum distance to the nearest other permissible value.
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A random variable that may assume only a finite number or an infinite sequence of values is said to be discrete; one that may assume any value in some interval on the real number line is said to be continuous.
A random variable that may assume only a finite number or an infinite sequence of values is said to be discrete one that may assume any value in some interval on the real number line is said to be continuous.
In mathematics or statistics, a quantitative variable may be continuous or discrete; they are typically obtained by measuring (=continuous) or counting (=discrete). If it can take on two particular real values such that it can also take on all real values between them (even values that are arbitrarily close together), the variable is continuous in that interval.
Continuous Variable:
A continuous variable is a variable whose value is obtained by measuring, ie one which can take on an uncountable set of values.
Discrete Variable:
A discrete variable is a variable whose value is obtained by counting. In other words; a discrete variable over a particular range of real values is one for which, for any value in the range that the variable is permitted to take on, there is a positive minimum distance to the nearest other permissible value.
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