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Categorical vs. Continuous Data: What’s the Difference?

Data analysis is a fundamental process in any project. However, data can be lumped into different types, with categorical and ...
BMJ

Methods matter: (mostly) avoid categorising continuous data – a practical guide

Correspondence to Dr Zachary Orion Binney, Quantitative Theory and Methods, Emory University Oxford College, Oxford, Georgia, USA; zbinney{at}emory.edu Continuous data appear everywhere in sports ...
Kaleido Scope

SimCorrMix: Simulation of correlated data with multiple variable types including continuous and count mixture distributions

It was made possible by grant T32HL079888 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and her dissertation mentor, Dr. Hemant K. Tiwari, ...
Forbes

A Shifting Mindset: How Continuous Data Is Reshaping Business

In today's business world, decisions are driven by data. All departments—from marketing to engineering to sales to operations—rely on data to measure progress, understand customers and inform strategy ...