A.Discrete✓ Correct
This depends on the answer to 5.2.
- If "Number of flowers used" was chosen, the answer is Discrete.
- If "Cost to make" or "Selling price" was chosen, the answer is Continuous (as money can be measured to fractions of a penny, although it is recorded discretely here). However, for GCSE level, money is often treated as discrete. The most unambiguous discrete variable is "Number of flowers used". Let's assume this was chosen.
Answer: Discrete
Discrete data can only take certain values (like whole numbers). For example, the "Number of flowers used" must be an integer (e.g., 8, 9, 10); you cannot use 9.25 flowers. This is countable.
Continuous data can take any value within a range. For example, height, weight, or time.
The "Cost to make" and "Selling price" are technically continuous variables because they can be measured, but in practice, they are recorded to two decimal places. However, "Number of flowers used" is unambiguously discrete.
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