Continuous Data
What Continuous Data means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA, Eduqas, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Continuous Data
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Data that can take any value within a range (e.g., height, time, weight). It is measured, not counted.
Data that can take any numerical value within a given range, typically obtained by measuring.
Numerical data that can take any value within a given range, usually measured.
Topics that use Continuous Data
- Statistics (AQA GCSE)
- Statistics (Eduqas GCSE)
- Statistics (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Extrapolation
- Frequency density
- Outlier
- box plot
- Cumulative frequency graph
- Discrete Data
- Histogram
- scatter graphs
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