The Analysis of Categorical Data- Types of Categorical Data Flashcards

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Can non-continuous be distributed normally

A

IT CAN’T BE NORMALLY DISTRIBUTED.
For example categorical data such as ABO and tumour stage 1,2,3,4

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What are the two types categorical data

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Ordinal Variable and Binary Variable

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3
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What is an ordinal variable

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A categorical variable which the CATEGORIES ARE ORDERED

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4
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How is a large sample number with large number of categories with ordinal variables analysed

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Can sometimes be analysed as through they were continuous variables

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How are small samples with ordinal variables analysed

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They need a SPECIAL STATISTICAL METHOD

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What is a binary variable

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A categorical variable with TWO CATEGORIES
such as:
-Yes and No
-Can be a crude summary of some more informative underlying variable such as above or below the threshold

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