In statistics, ordinal data is a statistical data type consisting of numerical scores that exist on an ordinal scale, i.e. an arbitrary numerical scale where the exact numerical quantity of a particular value has no significance beyond its ability to establish a ranking over a set of data points. A variable the data on which are ordinal is known a...
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A set of data is said to be ordinal if the values / observations belonging to it can be ranked (put in order) or have a rating scale attached.You can count and order, but not measure, ordinal data.
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When categories have a natural order to them (a hierarchy), eg. improved, stayed the same, deteriorated. This is unlike categorical data where there is no natural ordering, eg. preferred colour of car; black, green, silver. See also Data types.
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