The school newspaper surveyed 100 commuter students and asked two questions. First, students were asked how many courses they were currently enrolled in. Second, the commuter students were asked to estimate how long it took them to drive to campus. Considering these two variables, number of courses would best be considered a _________ variable and drive time would be Considered a _________ variable.
A) continuous; discrete
B) continuous; continuous
C) discrete; discrete
D) discrete; continuous

Question

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The number of courses is a discrete variable because it can only take on specific values (whole numbers). Drive time is a continuous variable because it can take on any value within a range.

The School Newspaper Surveyed 100 Commuter Students and Asked Two