Explain why it is possible to generate categorical variables from continuous data but not possible to obtain continuous data from categorical variables.
What will be an ideal response?
: It is possible to have a data set containing continuous data and simply categorize variables into discrete blocks of information. This same process cannot be performed with categorical variables. For example, suppose a researcher has a data set containing a variable identified as income. This variable is simply income on a per dollar basis, with no specific categories. A researcher can easily take the continuous variable and create smaller blocks or categories of income. The income data could be broken up into categories such as US$0–5000, US$5001–10,000, US$10,001–15,000, and so on and so forth.
This process is not possible with categorical data. If a researcher began with the income variable already divided up into blocks or discrete categories, there is no method by which to determine exactly what any specific individual’s income on a per-dollar basis would be in any given year.
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