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categorical

categorical

7 7.5
Relating to groups or types used for sorting
  • adjective
  • /ˈkætəˌɡɔrɪkəl/
  • Specialized
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  • To compare the characteristics of study participants, we used a chi-square test for categorical variables.
  • categorical variable
  • categorical perception
  • categorical data

And we mean that both on a categorical level.

Examples

  • Results of analyses that investigated categorical dependent variables are reported in Table 2.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The Chi-Square test is used when the research data are in categorical or dichotomous form.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Ratio of the hazard rates between different levels of a categorical variable.

    Academic text (2015)

  • In this lesson, students will demonstrate their understanding of the differences between categorical and numerical data.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Log-linear analysis is a statistical technique that examines the relationships between a series of categorical variables.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Modern constitutional criminal procedure prefers bright-line categorical rules that are "easily administrable" by officers in the field.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Differences between groups are calculated using Pearson chi-square tests for categorical variables and t-tests for means.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The survey classified responses into categorical variables, such as age groups and education levels.

  • Students learned to organize information using categorical data that defines different classifications.

  • In his presentation, he focused on categorical distinctions between various types of scientific research.

Synonyms

typological
vscategorical
  • Specialized
1 8.0

Relating to grouping things into types by shared features

covers classes or divisions more generally, not only type grouping
categoric
vscategorical
  • Specialized
6.7

Relates to putting things into groups for study or comparison

has identical meaning but differs mainly in form or usage
categorial
vscategorical
  • Specialized
9.6

Relating to groups used to sort ideas, objects, or words

is broader, used for classes generally rather than only technical theory
classificational
vscategorical
7.4

To put things into groups by type

describes membership in classes rather than the organizing action

Compounds

categorical imperative
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A moral rule that applies to everyone and comes from duty, not personal wants or results

Surface Forms

categorical positive

Morphology

categorical = category (transparent) = category + ical

Clear adjectival formation from 'category' using the productive suffix '-ical'; the sense 'relating to categories' is directly derived and easily inferable.

Etymology

Categorical comes from category, which comes from an old Greek word for a 'named group' or 'statement', so you can imagine putting things into clear, labeled boxes. So when something is categorical in this sense it means 'relating to a category' or to a class of things.