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Nominal variables do not
have an inherent numeric order to their categories, therefore some
other basis is needed for determining how to arrange those
categories in tables, charts, and prose. For instance, it isn’t
obvious in which order to list geographic regions, ethnic group, or
gender.
Likewise, for a series of
items such as symptoms, causes of death, or barriers to prenatal
care, there is no “natural” order in which to organize them in a
table or chart.
For more information on
types of variables, see Chambliss, Daniel F. and Russell K. Schutt.
2003. Making Sense of the Social World: Methods of Investigation.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
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