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"categorical variables" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to variables that represent categories or labels. For example, "We looked at the categorical variables of age, gender, and income."
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categorical variables
noun
Plural of categorical variable
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Efficient gradient estimator for categorical variables.
Categorical variables are reported as absolute and relative frequencies.
We compared categorical variables using the chi-square test.
For categorical variables, we report percentage and frequency.
The Fisher's exact text was used when appropriate, for comparing categorical variables (contingency tables).
Categorical variables are described as percentage and number of valid observations.
Continuous data are presented as mean (standard deviation) and categorical variables as frequencies.
Both tests evaluate the strength of the association between two categorical variables.
Categorical variables were evaluated using chi-square or Fisher exact tests, as appropriate.
Categorical variables were compared using Pearson's chi-squared test or Fisher's exact test as appropriate.
The scores for each moral foundation were treated as dichotomous categorical variables.
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