Are the categories for Cat1->12 the same for all cars or are they unique per vehicle type?
\r\nTo put it another way is the first category always "sedan or hatchback"? Or is it if the car is a sedan then the 2nd category is number of doors while for hatchbacks it is the car color?
\r\nThe categories "Continuous vehicle variable" to me implies that those are values based on the 12 categories so you can't compare them one for one with another row unless it is the same make and model. That is to say if the vehicle is a pickup truck the\r\n 1st column is the towing capacity while if it is a motorcycle it is the size of the engine.
\r\nBut I can also see those columns varying. For example the 2nd column can be used for either the MPG if the 3rd column in the category was "N" for No Damage but if there was damage to the car then it is the dollar amount that the car had.
\r\nAnd finally for the "Continuous non-vehicle variable" are those the same across all rows? That is is the first column always the number of children in the household?
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\r\nTo put it another way is the first category always "sedan or hatchback"? Or is it if the car is a sedan then the 2nd category is number of doors while for hatchbacks it is the car color?
\r\nThe categories "Continuous vehicle variable" to me implies that those are values based on the 12 categories so you can't compare them one for one with another row unless it is the same make and model. That is to say if the vehicle is a pickup truck the\r\n 1st column is the towing capacity while if it is a motorcycle it is the size of the engine.
\r\nBut I can also see those columns varying. For example the 2nd column can be used for either the MPG if the 3rd column in the category was "N" for No Damage but if there was damage to the car then it is the dollar amount that the car had.
\r\nAnd finally for the "Continuous non-vehicle variable" are those the same across all rows? That is is the first column always the number of children in the household?
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\r\n1) Each variable always refers to the same features. So it couldn't happen that " if the car is a sedan then the 2nd category is number of doors while for hatchbacks it is the car color?"
\r\n2) The continuous variables are not based on the categorical variables. They're just other features -- should be comparable between vehicles.
\r\n3) Those don't vary either -- always mean the same thing.
\r\n4) Continuous non-vehicle variable also always means the same thing across rows.
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\r\n1) Each variable always refers to the same features. So it couldn't happen that " if the car is a sedan then the 2nd category is number of doors while for hatchbacks it is the car color?"
\r\n2) The continuous variables are not based on the categorical variables. They're just other features -- should be comparable between vehicles.
\r\n3) Those don't vary either -- always mean the same thing.
\r\n4) Continuous non-vehicle variable also always means the same thing across rows.
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