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categorical data

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categorical data
data relating to category such as qualitative data, e.g. dog, cat, female. It may be nominal when a name is used, e.g. location, breed, or ordinal when a range of categories is used, e.g. calf, yearling, cow.
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All variables shown are mean values [+ or -] standard deviation (SD) for continuous parametric data, median (interquartile range) for continuous nonparametric data, or frequency (%) for categorical data.
Central obesity is common in renal transplant recipients and is ... by Orazio, Linda; Armstrong, Kirsty; Banks, Merrilyn; Johnson, David; Isbel, Nikky; Hickman, Ingrid / Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia
The Cohen kappa ([kappa]) (50) was used to calculate the interrater reliability of categorical data with only 2 possible response options from the patient history and clinical examination.
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Specifically, the third section, Models for Categorical Data, includes chapters on trends in categorical data analysis; ordinal regression models; latent class models; and discrete-time survival analysis.
David Kaplan (Ed.), The SAGE Handbook of Quantitative Methodology for ... by Orme, John G. / Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
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