The kind of variable in the responses “Democrat”, “Republican”, “Independent”, “Other”, and “No Response” is a categorical variable since the choices does not associate with any kind of unit.
Literally speaking, categorical variables are variables that fall into a specific category. Categorical variable is also known as qualitative variable.
The federal minimum wage<span> provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The federal </span>minimum wage<span> is $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. Many states also have </span>minimum wage<span> laws. Some state laws provide greater employee protections; employers must comply with both.</span>
The name of the voyage of Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas was known as "The Middle Passage". This was a very tough voyage in which several African slaves died. It has been estimated by a famous author of slave trade named Philip Curtin that about an estimated 6.3 million African slaves were shipped from African to North America and South America. During the numerous voyages from Africa to America, the journey was so stressful that countless number of slaves died along the way. Several captive slaves also died while waiting for their turn to be shipped.
