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What is the difference between continuous and categorical independent variables?
A categorical variable (also known as a discrete variable) is one whose range is countable; e.g. the variable answ has values [yes, no, not sure]. answ is a categorical variable with range 3.A continuous variable is one which is not categorical; e.g. weight is a continuous variable which can take any value between 0 and 1000 kg (say) for a human being.
Difference between dummy and categorical variable?
A dummy variable assumes a value of either 0 or 1. A categorical variable assumes one of a usually small number of values. For example, a categorical variable might assume the values 'F' or 'M' for female or male.
Is educational level categorical variable?
yes
What type of variable continuous discrete or categorical is years of experience?
continuous discrete
Is rank in the army a categorical variable?
Yes it is. It is an ordinal variable ( which means it is meaningful ) because rank has an order and it is meaningful to rank the soldiers.
Is gender a categorical variable?
yes a gender is a categorical variable
Is type of meat a quantitative or categorical variable?
Categorical.
What type of variable is colour?
Color is considered a categorical variable.
Is diet a categorical variable?
Yes.
Is religion a categorical variable?
Yes.
Is number of children a continuous variable or categorical variable?
Neither. It is a discrete variable.
What is the difference between continuous and categorical independent variables?
A categorical variable (also known as a discrete variable) is one whose range is countable; e.g. the variable answ has values [yes, no, not sure]. answ is a categorical variable with range 3.A continuous variable is one which is not categorical; e.g. weight is a continuous variable which can take any value between 0 and 1000 kg (say) for a human being.
Difference between dummy and categorical variable?
A dummy variable assumes a value of either 0 or 1. A categorical variable assumes one of a usually small number of values. For example, a categorical variable might assume the values 'F' or 'M' for female or male.
Is months of the year a categorical variable?
It depends on how the variable is used. At its simplest, it would be a nominal or categorical value but, if used as part of a time series, it would be an ordinal variable.
Is educational level categorical variable?
yes
Is age a categorical variable?
Age is acontinuousvariable because it can bemeasured with numbers. A categorical variable deals with nominal variables example male or female, political view, etc
David asks each of his family members what their favorite vegetable is is he collecting data on a numerical or categorical variable?
Categorical
