Question

In a poll given by the magazine Literary Digest in 1936, presidential candidate Alf Landon received 16,679,583 votes. Determine whether the data value is from a discrete or continuous data set.

A.
It is from a discrete data set because the set has infinitely many possible values.

B.
It is from a discrete data set because the number represents a count.

C.
It is from a continuous data set because the set has infinitely many possible values.

D.
It is from a continuous data set because the number represents a count.

Answer 1

B. Discrete because count

Answer 2

B.

It is from a discrete data set because the number represents a count.

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This question is solved classifying a variable as discrete or continuous.

• Discrete variable: Also known as countable, cannot be represented by decimal numbers.
• Continuous variable: Can be represented by decimal values.

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In this question, the variable is the number of votes.

The number of votes represent a count, that is, a candidate can have 0, 1, a thousand, ... votes, that is, the number of votes cannot be decimal, thus, it is a discrete variable, and thus, the correct option is:

B.

It is from a discrete data set because the number represents a count.

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