The temperature measurements taken in the greenhouse represent continuous data. Continuous data can take any value within a given range and can be measured with great precision, such as temperatures, which can vary from one moment to the next and can have decimal points like 20.5 degrees C. Discrete data, on the other hand, consists of distinct and separate values, typically counting numbers (e.g., the number of plants). Since temperature can vary at every moment and does not have fixed, separate values, it is classified as continuous.
A scientist is measuring the daily temperature fluctuations in a greenhouse. On January 1, 2022 the temperature was recorded as 20.5 degrees C. Over the next month the temperature varied throughout each day
Does this represent discrete or continuous data
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