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categorical variable

a variable that is defined by a set of two or more categories. Examples include a person’s sex, marital status, or rankings of particular stimuli (such as the relative loudness of different sounds). Specialized methods of categorical data analysis are available for assessing information obtained from the measurement of categorical variables.

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December 19th 2024