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Briefly describe both the statistical measurements of discrete and continuous. Select one level of measurement and explain its relationship with statistical measurement.

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The solution gives a detailed discussion on describing both the statistical measurements of discrete and continuous. Some examples accompanying the concepts are given and explained.

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Briefly describe both the statistical measurements of discrete and continuous

Discrete data are quantitative data that have a finite number of possible values (countable). For example, the weights of 50 students in a class. Since they are countable, you can simply calculate the ...

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