continuous/discontinuous Flashcards
1
Q
what is discontinuous variation
A
characteristics that can only result in certain values
- eye colour is an example ( fixed number of possible values )
- blood group
2
Q
what is continuous variation
A
characteristics that can take an value within a range
- height of the population ( can be any value )
- body mass
- arm span
3
Q
how is discontinuous variation plotted
A
plotted on a bar chart
4
Q
how is continuous variation plotted
A
plotted on a histogram
5
Q
Characteristics that occur as a result of both environmental and inherited variation usually show _____
A
continuous variation
6
Q
Characteristics that occur as a result of inherited variation usually shows _____
A
discontinuous variation
