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: '''Categoric variables''' are plotted on a [[Bar Chart|bar chart]]. | : '''Categoric variables''' are plotted on a [[Bar Chart|bar chart]]. | ||
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: The number of people with a particular eye colour: The eye colour is a '''categoric variable'''. | : The number of people with a particular eye colour: The eye colour is a '''categoric variable'''. | ||
: The height of different types of [[animal]]: The type of [[animal]] is a '''categoric variable'''. | : The height of different types of [[animal]]: The type of [[animal]] is a '''categoric variable'''. | ||
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: '''Categoric variables''' are plotted on a [[Bar Chart|bar chart]] or a [[Pie Chart|pie chart]]. | : '''Categoric variables''' are plotted on a [[Bar Chart|bar chart]] or a [[Pie Chart|pie chart]]. | ||
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: The number of people with a particular eye colour: The eye colour is a '''categoric variable'''. | : The number of people with a particular eye colour: The eye colour is a '''categoric variable'''. | ||
: The height of different types of [[animal]]: The type of [[animal]] is a '''categoric variable'''. | : The height of different types of [[animal]]: The type of [[animal]] is a '''categoric variable'''. | ||
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| + | ===References=== | ||
| + | ====AQA==== | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851346/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851346&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=3ac654f4b0da781c49c855a1af4c92ea ''Categoric variables, page 144, GCSE Chemistry, Hodder, AQA ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''Categoric variables, page 18, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851354/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851354&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9012a0d354024419214fb3ad5ac44ba0 ''Categoric variables, page 241, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359381/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359381&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=47c8d1ae58d8b3a5e2094cd447154558 ''Categoric variables, page 264, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Categoric variables, pages 260, 277, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA ''] | ||
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| + | ====OCR==== | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359810/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359810&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=d768d99f1a06f7c12fab40e5aef85a55 ''Categoric variables, pages 8, 281, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359837/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359837&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=3c4229e8b023b2b60768e7ea2307cc6f ''Categoric variables, pages 8, 282, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359829/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359829&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=90e8d7b4f039d53035238fa0320fe00b ''Categoric variables, pages 8, 296, Gateway GCSE Chemistry, Oxford, OCR ''] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:11, 1 December 2019
Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A categoric variable is a variable that changes by category, not by numerical values.
About Categoric Variables
- Categoric variables are plotted on a bar chart.
Examples
- The number of people with a particular eye colour: The eye colour is a categoric variable.
- The height of different types of animal: The type of animal is a categoric variable.
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A categoric variable is a variable that changes by category, not by numerical values.
About Categoric Variables
Examples
- The number of people with a particular eye colour: The eye colour is a categoric variable.
- The height of different types of animal: The type of animal is a categoric variable.
References
AQA
- Categoric variables, page 144, GCSE Chemistry, Hodder, AQA
- Categoric variables, page 18, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
- Categoric variables, page 241, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA
- Categoric variables, page 264, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Categoric variables, pages 260, 277, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA