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Categorical vs. Continuous Data: What’s the Difference?

Data analysis is a fundamental process in any project. However, data can be lumped into different types, with categorical and continuous data seeming almost opposed at first glance. That said, ...
BMJ

Methods matter: (mostly) avoid categorising continuous data – a practical guide

Correspondence to Dr Zachary Orion Binney, Quantitative Theory and Methods, Emory University Oxford College, Oxford, Georgia, USA; zbinney{at}emory.edu Continuous data appear everywhere in sports ...
The Drum

Discrete vs. continuous data: What’s the difference?

This content is produced by a publishing partner of Open Mic. Open Mic is the self-publishing platform for the marketing industry, allowing members to publish news, opinion and insights on thedrum.com ...
BBC

Types of variation

Variation is the differences between individuals of the same species, caused by genetic and environmental factors. Surveys into variation give data that are continuous, which means to come in a range, ...