Statistical Methods for Data Science
Categorical data refers to a type of data that can be divided into distinct groups or categories, which do not have a numerical value. This kind of data is important for organizing and analyzing qualitative variables, often represented through labels or names rather than numbers. Understanding categorical data is crucial for certain statistical methods, particularly those that don't assume a normal distribution and when modeling relationships between multiple categories.
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