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I have a response variable in a model that is calculated from binary values of an 8x8 grid of pixels, giving a proportion. Technically, there are only 64 possible values the result can take, so would this count as discrete data? There are many values, and there are not integers. Would it be fair to describe the variable as pseudo-continuous?

The values, I suppose, are 1/64, 2/64. 3/64, 4/64 etc.

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There is no right answer to this question. Almost all real-world data is "really" discrete, but it is often more convenient to model it as continuous. You should follow whichever option gives you the easiest model. For example, if the distribution of values appears to be a smooth curve, use a continuous distribution. If you have a huge amount of data and can can simply count how often each possibility appears, use the discrete distribution.

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