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Exploring Variable Types

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DATA ANALYSIS
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? WHAT ARE VARIABLES?

Variables are elements, features, or quantities that can vary or change.


They can represent different aspects such as measurements, categories, or
states of an object or event. In data analysis, variables are used to describe
data points and the relationships between them.

TYPES OF VARIABLES
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CATEGORICAL VARIABLES
Categorical variables represent characteristics or attributes and can be
divided into categories.

They consist of non-numeric data.

Example: Types of cuisines

There are two types of categorical variables:


Nominal
Ordinal
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Nominal Variable
Nominal variables have categories without a specific order.
Examples: Gender, eye colour, flavour of ice cream etc.
These variables are used to label distinct categories.

Ordinal Variable
Ordinal variables have categories with a meaningful order.
Examples: Customer satisfaction ratings, military ranks, spice level etc.
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NUMERICAL VARIABLES
Numerical variables represent quantities that can be counted or measured.

They consist of numeric data.

Example: Price

There are two types of numerical variables:


Discrete
Continuous
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Discrete Variable
Discrete variables can take specific, distinct values.
Examples: Number of children, number of cars, number of ingredients
in a dish etc.
·Discrete variables are often counted and can be represented by
integers.

Continuous Variable
Continuous variables can take any value within a range.
Examples: Height, weight, temperature, time etc.
Continuous variables are often measured and can be represented by a
real number.
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DATA VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES


Visualizing data helps in understanding the distribution, relationships, and
patterns among variables.

Continuous Variables
For continuous variables use histograms, scatter plots, and box plots.

Discrete Variables
For discrete variables use bar charts and pie charts.

Categorical Variables
For categorical variables use bar charts, pie charts, and stacked bar charts.

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