Nominal Variable Spss. By default variables with numeric responses are automatically detected as scale variables. A variable can be treated as nominal when its values represent categories with no intrinsic ranking.
At the same time it needs to code the variables according to the categories those variables are divided into. A nominal sometimes also called categorical variable is one whose values vary in categories. Examples of nominal variables include region zip code or religious affiliation.
For example the department of the company in which an employee works.
A nominal sometimes also called categorical variable is one whose values vary in categories. A variable can be treated as nominal when its values represent categories with no intrinsic ranking. The level of measurement for the variable e g nominal ordinal or scale. Some procedures in spss treat categorical and scale variables differently.
