Categorical vs Continuous Data

Categorical Data:

• Represents categories or groups.
• Typically represented as labels.

Example:

• Colors (Red, Blue, Green).

Continuous Data:

• Represents data that is measurable with infinite possible values.
• Can be any value within a range.
• Often numerical values.

Examples:

• Age (in years).
• Amount of money

Ordinal vs Nominal Data

Ordinal Data

• Represents categorical data with a order.