Definition:Sample Statistic/Continuous

Definition

Data which can be described with a continuous variable obtained by the process of measurement are known as continuous data.

Examples

Height of Students

The height $H$ of each of $100$ university students is an example of continuous data.

Temperatures Recorded

The temperatures recorded every half hour at a weather bureau is an example of continuous data.

Lifetimes of TV Tubes

The lifetimes of television tubes produced by a company is an example of continuous data.

Lengths of Bolts

The lengths of $1000$ bolts produced in a factory is an example of continuous data.

Personal Measurements

The age, weight and height of each of a group of children are examples of continuous data.

Also see

• Definition:Discrete Data

Sources

• 1972: Murray R. Spiegel and R.W. Boxer: Theory and Problems of Statistics (SI ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Discrete and Continuous Variables
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): data (singular datum)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): data (singular datum)
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): continuous data