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categoric variable

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categoric variable,
one of the variables that are not continuous but instead put data into categories, like gender.


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Age was fitted with a trend whenever this resulted in a statistically significantly improved model fit; otherwise, it was fitted as a categoric variable with dummy values.
Seroprevalence and risk factors for human herpesvirus 8 infection, ... by Mbulaiteye, Sam M.; Pfeiffer, Ruth M.; Dolan, Bryan; Tsang, Victor C.W.; Noh, John; Mikhail, Nabiel / Emerging Infectious Diseases
PFT values and other covariates were considered as categoric variables in the analyses.
Pretransplant Lung Function, Respiratory Failure, and Mortality after ... by Tanyalak Parimon and David K Madtes and David H Au and Joan G Clark and Jason W Chien / American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Once all the variables had been added, categoric variables with a Wald [chi square] probability of greater than 0.
Postpartum hemorrhage after vaginal birth: an analysis of risk factors by Morrison, John C. / Southern Medical Journal
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