Categorical Data Types Quiz - Test Your Knowledge
We all have to collect and analyse data these days, but not many know what the basic data types are. Most understand that you can have numerical data types and categorical data types, but few delve deeper into the details.
It is so important to your whole study that you understand the different data types and what you can do with them, and - fortunately - it's really simple!
And I've got just the thing for you - I'm going to show you all the different categorical data types that you'll encounter - after I've tested your knowledge with a short, fun categorical data types quiz.
Get started here to test your knowledge:
Introduction to Categorical Data Types
To help you understand a little more about categorical data types, I've put together a little graphic to help you out.
And this is what it looks like:
So, how did you do in our categorical data types quiz?
Well, our interactive categorical data types quiz is actually one of the lessons in The Hive from our exclusive video course How to Analyse Categorical Survey Data in Excel and in R, which is Open Access to start with (you don't need to register).
If you want to learn more about categorical data types, you can start from the beginning here:
VIDEO COURSE
How to Analyse Categorical Survey Data in Excel and in R
The One Difference Between Ordinal, Nominal & Dichotomous Data You Need to Know
There are many similarities between Ordinal, Nominal and Dichotomous data. They are all:
But the one thing that allows you to distinguish between each of them is:
Ordinal Data
3+ categories
ordered
Nominal Data
3+ categories
unordered
Dichotomous Data
2 categories
ordered or unordered
(but it doesn't matter anyway!)
So the way to distinguish between Ordinal and Nominal data is to ask whether the categories are ordered, and to distinguish between Dichotomous and the others is to ask how many categories there are.
It's really simple, when it all comes down to it...
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3 Types of Categorical Data - Summary
The bottom line is that learning to distinguish between categorical data types is simple, but important.
There are only 3 different types - Ordinal, Nominal and Dichotomous - and each one has its uses. Once you know them all and what you use them for, it becomes simple to choose the correct type for your study.
And when you have the correct type right from the start, everything else falls into place.
Categorical Data Types - Do you know the basics? Test your knowledge (Quiz) #data #analysis @chi2innovations @eelrekab
How to Analyse Categorical Survey Data in Excel and in R
I hope you enjoyed this quiz lesson.
It's actually one of the lessons in The Hive from our exclusive video course How to Analyse Categorical Survey Data in Excel and in R, where I'll teach you everything you need to know about analysing categorical survey data.
This course is Open Access to start with (you don't need to register), and after you've gone so far through you'll need a Free Plan to continue.
As part of the course you'll get all the data and resources you need to practice with.
If you want to continue learning, you can start from the beginning here:
VIDEO COURSE
How to Analyse Categorical Survey Data in Excel and in R
I look forward to seeing you on the inside!
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