Editing Color code (section)

==Encoded Variable==
A color code encodes a variable, which may have different representations, where the color code type should match the variable type:
* [[Categorical variable]] – the variable may represent discrete values of unordered qualitative data (e.g. blood type)
** [[Binary data#Binary variable|Binary variables]] are typically treated as a categorical variable (e.g. [[gendered associations of pink and blue|sex]])
* [[Quantitative variable]] – the variable represents ordered, quantitative data (e.g. age)
** Discrete quantitative data (e.g. the 6 sides of a [[dice|die]]: 1,2,3,4,5,6) are sometimes treated as a categorical variable, despite the ordered nature.