ordinal variable

English

Noun

ordinal variable (plural ordinal variables)

1. (statistics) A variable with values whose order is significant, but on which no meaningful arithmetic-like operations can be performed.

Examples
Adjective comparison: fast < very fast < very, very fast Alphabetical ordering: Adams precedes Bonaparte Bonaparte + Adams - not defined Bonaparte - Adams - not defined Bonaparte / Adams - not defined Bonaparte * Adams - not defined

Coordinate terms

• categorical variable
• nominal variable
• cardinal variable
• interval variable
• ratio variable

Translations

variable

• Czech: pořadová proměnná f, ordinální proměnná f
• Finnish: järjestysasteikollinen muuttuja
• Tagalog: panunod na aligin

See also

• Level of measurement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• ordinal scale