Nominal Data Attribute
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A Nominal Data Attribute is a data attribute whose data values are discrete and non-orderable.
- Context:
- It can range from being an Infinite Nominal Data Attribute to being a Finite Nominal Data Attribute (such as a categorical attribute).
- It can represent a Qualitative Measure.
- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Predefined Set, Nominal Attribute Prediction.
References
2011
- (Sammut & Webb, 2011) ⇒ Claude Sammut, and Geoffrey I. Webb. (2011). “Nominal Attribute.” In: (Sammut & Webb, 2011) p.722
- QUOTE: A nominal attribute assumes values that classify data into mutually exclusive (nonoverlapping), exhaustive, unordered categories. See Attribute and Measurement Scales.