Relier Pairs Statistics TerminologyVersion en ligne Learn the definitions of words related to statistics par Leanne Pace 1 Sample 2 Numerical data 3 Data 4 Categorical data 5 Census 6 Continuous data 7 Discrete data when we collect data just for selected members of the group. can take any value (within a range). It is measured a particular quality or characteristic. can be divided into categories can only take certain values (like whole numbers). It is counted when we collect data for every member of the group (the whole "population"). Data is given in number form a collection of facts, such as numbers, words, measurements, observations or just descriptions of things.