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Categorical Variable
A
categorical variable
is a type of variable that can take on one of a limited,
fixed number of possible values
, assigning each individual or other
unit of observation
to a
particular group
or
nominal category
. These variables are often used in
statistical analysis
to represent
qualitative data
and are essential for
classification tasks
in
machine learning
.
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Probability and Statistics 70%
Data Management and Processing 30%
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