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cardinal variable

noun

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  1. A variable whose values are ordered, that can be multiplied by a scalar, and for which…

    A variable whose values are ordered, that can be multiplied by a scalar, and for which the magnitude of differences in values is meaningful.

    • In dealing with certainty choices, standard economic theory treats utility (intensity of preference) as an ordinal rather than a cardinal variable.
    • The least squares estimation treats happiness as a cardinal variable.
    • Life Satisfaction was handled as a cardinal variable, with values between one and seven, where one was assigned to the lowest level of satisfaction

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