Introduction to Categorical Data Analysis

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Which type of data is appropriate for the methods described so far in this course?

Continuous data

Which distribution is assumed to be appropriate for much of the discussion in the course?

Normal distribution

Which type of variables cannot be Normal?

Categorical variables

What type of variable will be recorded as being in one of several categories?

<p>Categorical variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which variable is an example of a categorical variable?

<p>ABO blood group</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what sense is a patient with a tumour in stage II worse off than a patient with tumour stage I?

<p>Higher tumour stage indicates worse condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of variable occupies a half-way house between an unordered categorical variable and a continuous variable?

<p>Ordinal variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

In statistical analysis, for smaller samples and variables with only a few categories, what special statistical methods are needed?

<p>Non-parametric methods</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of variable is defined as a categorical variable with just two categories?

<p>Binary variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main concern of the rest of the document based on the text provided?

<p>Analysis of binary variables</p> Signup and view all the answers

For a population of binary variables, what measure changes between different populations?

<p>The proportion of the population possessing an attribute</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of variable cannot be said to be 'twice as bad' as another variable in the context provided?

<p>Ordinal variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what type of data analysis does specialist help become necessary?

<p>Ordinal data analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

For which type of variable is a patient either treated for hypoglycaemia or not treated?

<p>Binary variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

What may be defined as a score being above or below some threshold in certain cases?

<p>Ordinal variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of population is often conceived of as having infinite size in the context provided?

<p>Binary population</p> Signup and view all the answers

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