Categorical Variable/Examples/Marital Status
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Example of Categorical Variable
Let $X$ be a random variable whose values take on various classifications of marital status:
- $\set {\text {single}, \text {married}, \text {widowed}, \text {divorced} }$
Then $X$ is classed as a categorical variable.
Sources
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): categorical variable