Elementary Statistics (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321836960
ISBN 13: 978-0-32183-696-0

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Statistics - Review - Chapter Quick Quiz - Page 35: 3

Answer

Continuous.

Work Step by Step

Continuous value is one where the value can be expressed as fractions. Contrarily, Discrete value is one where the value can only be expressed as a whole number. Furthermore, we obtain discrete values by counting and continuous values by measuring. In the given scenario, the depths of the earthquake sources were measured, not counted.
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