If we measured the mass of subjects and then placed these observed individuals into groups with the labels "light," "medium," and "heavy," what type of variable have we created for our sample?

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The labels "light," "medium," and "heavy" imply a natural order (from lightest to heaviest) but do not quantify the exact differences between the groups, making it an ordinal categorical variable.

If We Measured the Mass of Subjects and Then Placed