All::Clinical Science::Statistics::Data types
Intro
What is a Nominal data type?
Observed values can be put into set categories which have no particular order or hierarchy
What is a Ordinal data type?
Observed values can be put into set categories which themselves can be ordered
What is a Discrete data type?
Observed values are confined to a certain values, usually a finite number of whole numbers
What is a Continuous data type?
Data can take any value with certain range
What is a Binomial data type?
Data may take one of two values
What is a Interval data type?
measured along a numerical scale that has equal distances between adjacent values