Ordinal Variable/Examples/Side Effects
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Example of Ordinal Variable
Let $X$ be a random variable whose values take on the classification of side effects of a drug:
- $\set {\text {none}, \text {slight}, \text {moderate}, \text {severe} }$
Then $X$ is classed as a ordinal variable.
Sources
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): categorical variable