Mr. Chapman is a local scientist studying germ incubation times for varying fungi. He records the incubation times to the second, minute, and hour. This would be an example of a(n):
A) nominal variable.
B) ordinal variable.
C) continuous variable.
D) categorical variable.

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Continuous variables can take on an infinite number of values between any two values. Mr. Chapman's recordings of germ incubation times to the second, minute, and hour are examples of continuous data because they can theoretically take on any value within a range.

Mr Chapman Is a Local Scientist Studying Germ Incubation Times