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categorical data analysis  

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  • Any of several methods used when the variables, especially the ∗dependent variables, to be analyzed are categorical rather than continuous (measured on an ∗interval or ∗ratio scale). These include the ∗chi-squared test, ∗log-linear analyses, ∗logistic regression, and ∗probit regression. [Source: Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology; Categorical Data Analysis]

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