This week you will revisit some basic concepts from previous biostatistics classes in order to understand and manipulate data. As you know, databases contain values organized in one or multiple variables. Those variables have different characteristics that will not only help you to classify data, but also help you decide what type of analyses could be performed. Therefore, learning how to identify, manipulate, and analyze the different variables in your database will prove to be an invaluable task in your data analysis processes.
For this week’s Discussion, you will evaluate the classification of variables as categorical.
To prepare:
Post an evaluation of the two variables you selected. Include the following in your post:
Support your post with the Learning Resources and current literature. Use APA formatting for your Discussion and to cite your resources.