Topic 1 - Variation: Continuous and discontinuous variation Flashcards
1
Q
What’s the difference between continuous and discontinuous variation?
A
Continuous vaiation is when individuals in a population vary within a range and there are no distinct categories. Discontinuous variation is when there are two or more distinct categories and each individual falls into only one of them.
2
Q
You measure the height of everyone in your class and draw a line graph showing the results. Describe what the graph would look like.
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It would be a normal distribution curve that would be symmetrical around the mean.
3
Q
What does a normal distribution curve look like? What kind of variation does it show?
A
It’s a bell-shaped curve with the highest point in the middle. It shows continuous variation.
