Is age a discrete or continuous variable? Why?

Jamison Rios

Jamison Rios

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2022-07-09

Is age a discrete or continuous variable? Why?

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Nathen Austin

Nathen Austin

Beginner2022-07-10Added 14 answers

Age is measured in units that, if precise enough, could be any number. Therefore the set they come from is infinite. For example, someone could be 22.32698457 years old or 22.32698459 years old. We could be infinitly accurate and use an infinite number of decimal places, therefore making age continuous.
However, in everyday appliances, all values under 6 years and above 5 years are called 5 years old. So we use age usually as a discrete variable.

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