No, it is not. You cannot have 2.97 children!
Discrete means tangible units (In statistics it is individual units in a data). Continuous is a linear/series in ascending/descending form/order of individual units. (In statistics it is the continuous series of unit data)
It means numerical data which can hold any value . For instance, human height is continuous. There is no set of allowable heights. It can be any number. In contrast, human sex (i.e male or female) is categorical data, because there are only two possible values.
we prefer normal distribution over other distribution in statistics because most of the data around us is continuous. So, for continuous data normal distribution is used.
You can calculate the mean, median, and std dev for discrete or continuous data. Each type has its own set of formulas.
Discrete variables have numbers that can be counted. Continuous data is measurable. Discrete data are data which can only take on a finite or countable number of values within a given range. Continuous data are data which can take on any value. It is measured rather than counted. The mass of a given sample of iron is continuous; the number of marbles in a bag is discrete.
The answer is generally no. I note there is no hard and fast definition of the field of statistics. The definition of the field or discipline of statistics is not to reduce the number of values in the set of collected data. An objective of statistics is to characterize or add meaning to the collected data, through calculated values of the data. In this sense, statistics summarizes the data.
continuous data
the most redundant or popular number in a list of data
As of my last update, specific data on the number of children living in Strood, a town in Kent, England, is not readily available. Population statistics, including the number of children, can vary and are typically collected through national censuses or local government data. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, it's best to consult the latest census data or local government resources.
Numbers can represent both discrete and continuous data, depending on the context. Discrete data consists of distinct, separate values, often counted in whole numbers, such as the number of students in a classroom. In contrast, continuous data can take any value within a range and can include fractions or decimals, such as height or temperature. Thus, whether numbers are discrete or continuous depends on how they are measured and used.
Non-continuous data is called discrete data.
Non-continuous data is called discrete data.