Question

The number of freshmen entering college in a certain year is 621. What type of data is 621?
1)continuous data
2)categorial data
3)discrete data

Answer 1

The number 621 represents a count of freshmen entering college, which is a whole number. This type of data is classified as **discrete data**. Discrete data consists of distinct, separate values (in this case, the number of individuals) and cannot take on fractional values. So the correct answer is:

3) discrete data.