document.write( "Question 947595: Why is the variable “number of saved telephone numbers on a person’s phone” classified as a discrete variable? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Why is the variable “number of saved telephone numbers on a person’s phone” classified as a discrete variable?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A quantitative variable with possible values of $\"only\"$ $\"+specific\"$ $\"+points\"$ on a scale is called a $\"discrete\"$ $\"variable\"$ .\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For example, a family might have $\"3\"$ children or $\"4\"$ children, but could not have $\"3.534\"$ children.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "using same logic in your case we can say:
\n" ); document.write( "a person can save $\"5\"$ telephone numbers, but cannot save $\"5.5\"$ telephone numbers \n" ); document.write( "

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