Definition:Ordinal Data
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Definition
Ordinal data are data which have a natural numerical ordering associated with them.
Examples
Weights
Weights are an example of ordinal data.
Lengths
Lengths are an example of ordinal data.
Ages
Numbers of people:
and so on are an example of ordinal data.
Also see
- Results about ordinal data can be found here.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): data (singular datum)