document.write( "Question 884807: What is the answer 5 cellular phone units delivered were found to be defective, is it Discrete or Continiuos?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #534669 by JulietG(1812) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Discrete data is counted; Continuous data is measured. \n" ); document.write( "Can you have half a cellphone? No. You have 5 cellphones or 6 cellphones. \n" ); document.write( "Therefore, it is discrete. \n" ); document.write( "If, however, you were measuring the time someone talked on a cellphone, that would be continuous -- it could be 82.5 minutes or 51.12 minutes, etc. \n" ); document.write( " |