A discrete counting model is appropriate when the variable represents a count of items within a finite or countable set, such as the number of people in a family. A continuous measurement model is appropriate for idealized quantities that can take any value in an interval, such as time or unrounded monetary amounts.
Conditions: The variable is a count of distinct entities.; The variable is a measurement of a continuous quantity.
A discrete counting model is appropriate when the variable represents a count of items within a finite or countable set, such as the number of people in a family. A continuous measurement model is appropriate for idealized quantities that can take any value in an interval, such as time or unrounded monetary amounts.
Conditions: The variable is a count of distinct entities.; The variable is a measurement of a continuous quantity.