Which type of data includes measurements such as weight, time, and temperature?

• A. Discrete data
• B. Continuous data
• C. Nominal data
• D. Ordinal data

Answer: (B)

Continuous data describe measurements that can take an unlimited number of values along a continuum. Weight, time, and temperature fit this because they can be recorded with increasing precision (for example, 70.25 kg, 12.347 seconds, 36.85°C), and readings can lie anywhere between two values. This is different from discrete data, which come in separate, countable values (like the number of patients). Nominal data are categories without an intrinsic order (blood type), and ordinal data have an order but unequal intervals (stages like mild, moderate, severe).