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Four different beverages are sold at a​ fast-food restaurant: soft​ drinks, tea,​ coffee, and bottled water. Explain why the type of beverage sold is an example of a categorical variable

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Answer: The values of the variable can only be placed into categories.

Explanation:

Type list of beverage sold is a categorical variable because the values of the variable can only be placed into categories.

A categorical variable, also referred to as nominal variable. is a variable which consist of two or more categories, this usually does not involve special ordering of the categories.

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