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Types of Variables Explained

There are two main types of variables: categorical and continuous. Categorical variables can be nominal, which simply categorize without order, or ordinal, which have ordered categories. Continuous variables can be interval, which are numerical but have no true zero point, or ratio, which do have a true zero point.

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Types of Variables Explained

There are two main types of variables: categorical and continuous. Categorical variables can be nominal, which simply categorize without order, or ordinal, which have ordered categories. Continuous variables can be interval, which are numerical but have no true zero point, or ratio, which do have a true zero point.

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Variables

Categorical Continuous
qualitative or discrete numerical properties
variables

Nominal Interval Ratio

Ordinal
Categorical
A. Nominal variables simply names or
categorizes responses

• hair color
• marital status
• religion
• political party
Categorical
B. Ordinal variables have two or more
categories and can be ordered or
ranked.

• To what extent do you agree pr disagree with the


statement?
1 strongly agree
2 agree
3 neither agree nor disagree
4 disagree
5 strongly disagree
Continuous
A. Interval variables have a numerical value
and can be measured along a continuum.

• temperature (degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit)


Continuous
B. Ratio variables are interval variables
that meet an additional condition: a
measurement value of 0 must mean that
there is none of that variable.

• height
• weight
• volume
• temperature (Kelvin)

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