Discrete Data
What Discrete Data means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Eduqas, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Data that can only take specific, exact values (e.g., shoe size, number of siblings). It is counted.
Numerical data that can only take specific, countable values.
Topics that use Discrete Data
- Statistics (Eduqas GCSE)
- Statistics (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Continuous Data
- Extrapolation
- Frequency density
- Outlier
- bias
- box plot
- choosing an average
- correlation and causation
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