Question

Decide whether the variables given below are continuous or discrete. Give a justification for your classification.
1. Number of females per 1000 males in various states of our country
2. Production of wheat in the last 10 years in our country
3. Number of plants in our locality
4. Rainfall in our city in the last 10 years

Answer 1

Continuous variables:
1. Production of wheat in the last 10 years in our country
2. Rainfall in our city in the last 10 years

As both of these variables can take any numerical value within a given range, these are continuous variables.

Discrete variables:
1. Number of females per 1000 males in various states of our country
2. Number of plants in our locality
These are discrete variables as neither of these can take any numerical value inside a certain range.