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.
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Graphs visualize data allowing the brain to interpret a large data set quickly and infer trends.
The organization and presentation of data in statistics is a crucial stage. This is the only way that the data may be interpreted the right way and pass the intended message.
"Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data." (Wikipedia)
The division of statistics are generally divided into two groups: inferential and descriptive. Inferential statistics require that a conclusion is drawn from data, based almost solely on human inference. Descriptive statistics are numbers that describe a set of data.