MathGloss/D/Discrete variable

Examples
The following are examples of discrete variables:
 * Gender
 * Eye color (brown, blue, green, hazel)
 * Age in years
 * Number of days it snowed
 * Number correct on a 5-question test

Acknowledgements
Portions of this entry were adapted from
 * Discrete Variables at Online Statistics Education: An Interactive Multimedia Course of Study. Project Leader: David M. Lane, Rice University. Retrieved 27 January 2012.