Which is best described as a categorical variable?

Which is best described as a categorical variable? (a) age

(b) annual income

(c) grade point average

(d) religion

✅ Correct option: (d) religion

Explanation:

A categorical variable classifies data into distinct groups or categories rather than numerical values. Religion is a nominal variable because it consists of labels such as Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, etc. Age, income, and GPA are numerical variables. Thus, the correct answer is religion.

10 Related PPSC Facts:

Categorical variables classify data Nominal variables have no order Religion is nominal Gender is categorical Income is quantitative GPA is interval scale Categorical data uses frequencies No arithmetic operations allowed Used in surveys Analyzed with percentages