Re: Could "continuous" be replaced with another word?
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:10 pm
Either "interval/ratio" or "quantitative" is formally better IMO
I would not count ordinal as quantitative, just as ranks. But interval/ratio is even better suited for beginners.
Explaining why "continuous" means "quantitative" takes some time as continuous vs discrete and continuous=quantitative makes some mess in beginners' minds. .
Of course we treat popular discrete data as "continuous" e.g. a number of people in a group or even money (cents are not divisible .
So while the name is understandable, the use of the term is not super handy for beginners ( for whom jamovi is in my opinion the best there is!!
I would not count ordinal as quantitative, just as ranks. But interval/ratio is even better suited for beginners.
Explaining why "continuous" means "quantitative" takes some time as continuous vs discrete and continuous=quantitative makes some mess in beginners' minds. .
Of course we treat popular discrete data as "continuous" e.g. a number of people in a group or even money (cents are not divisible .
So while the name is understandable, the use of the term is not super handy for beginners ( for whom jamovi is in my opinion the best there is!!