There are two main types of variables: categorical and continuous. Categorical variables are those that have discrete categories or levels. Categorical variables can be further defined as nominal, dichotomous, or ordinal. Nominal variables describe categories that do not have a specific order to them. What type of data is ordinalRead More →

Dichotomous variables are categorical variables with two levels. These could include yes/no, high/low, or male/female. To remember this, think di = two. Ordinal variables have two are more categories that can be ordered or ranked. Can a binary variable be ordinal? Binary data is discrete data that can be inRead More →