A categorical variable is one that can take any value of a fixed number of values.
Example
- Any colour from this set of colours [
 red,green,blue]- Selecting a person’s name randomly from a hat
 - Picking a named book from a shelf
 
A categorical variable is one that can take any value of a fixed number of values.
Example
- Any colour from this set of colours [
 red,green,blue]- Selecting a person’s name randomly from a hat
 - Picking a named book from a shelf