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Ordinal Data

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Ordinal Data - If the observations in a data are assigned with numbers which can be arranged in some order, the data is said to be in Ordinal scale. All the data sets consisting of ranks are examples for Ordinal data. These data can be compared with respect to their order.

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Source: iSixSigma, 08 February 2011 09:03:05, https:web.archive.org/web/20111109014246/http:www.isixsigma.com/index.php?option=com_glossary External


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ordinal data - [data structures] Data classified by comparative value; for example, a group of polygons colored lighter to darker to represent less to more densely populated areas.

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Source: esri, 27 June 2012 09:34:49, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation External


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