Categorical data is more often used when quantitative measurements are impossible or impractical. One example is asking ...

The data collected will simply show the number of drops. A gushing tap is an example of continuous data. It would be impossible to count the exact number of drops, but the volume of water can be ...

It is useful to remember that tallies are used to count pieces of data, and they count in fives. The hand spans of a group of students are measured. Hand span is an example of continuous data ...

2 3 In this paper, we discuss why researchers often choose to categorise continuous data, the assumptions required, and why it is frequently an inappropriate choice. We then provide a brief example ...