Package smile.data.measure

package smile.data.measure
Level of measurement or scale of measure.
  • Class
    Description
    CategoricalMeasure
    Categorical data can be stored into groups or categories with the aid of names or labels.
    IntervalScale
    The interval scale allows for the degree of difference between items, but not the ratio between them.
    Measure
    Level of measurement or scale of measure is a classification that describes the nature of information within the values assigned to variables.
    NominalScale
    Nominal variables take on a limited number of unordered values.
    NumericalMeasure
    Numerical data, also called quantitative data.
    OrdinalScale
    The ordinal type allows for rank order (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) by which data can be sorted, but still does not allow for relative degree of difference between them.
    RatioScale
    The ratio scale allows for both difference and ratio of two values.