A A A
Manual Event (Session ID,DateTime,Event) = u335ikcc8iv70viqtnj5lj9v9r 20230923011052 /communities/i-heard-ordinal-variable-is-another-type-of-categorical-variable-what-is-ordinal-variable/

I heard ordinal variable is another type of categorical variable. What is an ordinal variable?

Share:
Whtasapp
Topic Discussions

Hello! I’m Dr. MEL. Nice to meet you! I’m absolutely excited that we are going to start this beautiful learning journey together and I’m sure you will find it fruitful and fulfilling. Feel free to share your thoughts here!

Recent Activity Discussions

Got questions? Simply post them and let’s discuss! 

Discussion thread: General
Tung Siu
26 June 2020
I heard ordinal variable is another type of categorical variable. What is an ordinal variable?

I heard ordinal variable is another type of categorical variable. What is an ordinal variable?

Reply
Like
Share
Whtasapp
Nancy Fung123
26 June 2020

Glad it helps. ^^

Replies
Like
Share
Whtasapp
Tung Siu
26 June 2020

I see, I understand more now.

Replies
Like
Share
Whtasapp
Nancy Fung123
26 June 2020

An ordinal variable is a categorical variable for which the possible values are ordered. Consider a variable like educational experience (with values such as elementary school, high school, some college, and college graduate). Even though we can order these from lowest to highest, the spacing between the values may not be the same across the levels of the variables. Say we assign scores 1, 2, 3, and 4 to these four levels of educational experience, and we compare the difference in education between categories one and two with the difference in educational experience between categories two and three or the difference between categories three and four. The difference between categories one and two (elementary and high school) is probably much bigger than the difference between categories two and three (high school and some college). In this example, we can order the people by their level of educational experience. Still, the size of the difference between categories is inconsistent (because the spacing between categories one and two is bigger than between categories two and three).

Replies
Like
Share
Whtasapp
Latest Posts
More posts
Following the previous question, I am confused about there’s no obvious change in applications for family crisis support under the pandemic. Could anyone kindly help me with it?
Following the previous question, I am confused about there’s no obvious change in applications for family crisis support under the pandemic. Could anyone kindly help me with it?
Wan Ki
22 September 2023
3Replies,0Months ago
Like
Share
Whtasapp
Hello. As you may be also aware, there may be more victims of domestic violence during the pandemic as people have to stay home and there’s no place to get away from families disputes or fights. Therefore, I am very curious about how many people have applied for the services of the Family Crisis Support Center. Does anyone know that number in 2020?
Hello. As you may be also aware, there may be more victims of domestic violence during the pandemic as people have to stay home and there’s no place to get away from families disputes or fights. T ...
Wan Ki
22 September 2023
3Replies,0Months ago
Like
Share
Whtasapp
Following my previous question, could anyone let me know more about the service providers in the Family Crisis Support Center?
Following my previous question, could anyone let me know more about the service providers in the Family Crisis Support Center?
Janice
22 September 2023
3Replies,0Months ago
Like
Share
Whtasapp
Could anyone give me a clue about the specific services provided by the Family Crisis Support Center?
Could anyone give me a clue about the specific services provided by the Family Crisis Support Center?
Janice
22 September 2023
3Replies,0Months ago
Like
Share
Whtasapp
Featured Posts
Hi, I realized that it seems the concept “outcome” is different from the term “output”. Taking the grandparent training project as an example, what is the “outcome’ referable?
Hi, I realized that it seems the concept "outcome" is different from the term "output". Taking the grandparent training project as an example, what is the “outcome’ referable?
CouldYip
26 August 2021
7Replies,25Months ago
Like
Share
Whtasapp
I have designed a large-scale survey about the life satisfaction of low-income families in Hong Kong. Is it appropriate to use the electronic survey through mobile phones?
I have designed a large-scale survey about the life satisfaction of low-income families in Hong Kong. Is it appropriate to use the electronic survey through mobile phones?
Realistic
20 August 2021
3Replies,25Months ago
Like
Share
Whtasapp
Questions about program evaluation and impact assessment (PE & IA)?
Dear MEL participants, Hello everyone! We are going to meet Prof. Aron Shlonsky this week (17&18 Oct). Do you have any problems or issues in program evaluation and impact assessment? Pleas ...
meladmin
15 October 2019
0Replies,47Months ago
Like
Share
Whtasapp
Question about the programme evaluation
Can someone recommend me a basic guide book for programme evaluation? We are an NGO in mainland China and providing services for young drug abusers in rural China. We learnt about your pro ...
Jessica
9 October 2019
4Replies,47Months ago
Like
Share
Whtasapp