Ordinal Definition and 26 Threads

Hello, Ordinal variables (see Likert scale) can be labelled using numbers and ranked by those numbers. However, the difference between category 2 and category 3 may not be exactly be the same as the difference between category 4 and 5. That said, I noticed that in social science ordinal...

Let ##\omega_1## be the first uncountable ordinal such that ##x## is an element of ##\omega_1## if and only if it is either a finite ordinal or there exists a bijection from ##x## onto ##\omega##. I want to define a matrix such that the matrix contains each element of ##\omega_1## only once. To...

The following assertion quoted from the paper below seems as though it couldn’t be true. It is the issue that I would like some help addressing please: “The restriction of ##g(A)## to ##A \cap \omega_1## ensures that ##B## remains countable for this particular ##T## sequence.” ... Define...

Introduction: Making a Sequence ##T## based on “The Rule of Three” The primary means of generating the sequence ##T## is through the use of a function ##f##. In general, function ##f## is going to be a function that takes as input a three-member sequence of ordinal numbers (an ordered triplet)...

I will first summarize the construction of ordinal numbers and introduce the definition of the binary Veblen function and of the notion of fundamental sequence. Ordinal numbers start with natural numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, ... which are followed by ## \omega ## which represents the "simple" infinity...

So what if my response variable, y, is say a scale. For example, ranking, something like 1-10. How would I transform the response to make linear regression work?

Problem Statement: Show that the set X of all ordinals less than the first uncountable ordinal is countably compact but not compact. Let μ be the first uncountable ordinal. The latter question is easy to show, but I stumbled upon a curiosity while attempting the former. In showing the former...

Problem Statement: Show that the set X of all ordinals less than the first uncountable ordinal is countably compact but not compact. Let μ be the first uncountable ordinal. The latter question is easy to show, but I stumbled upon a curiosity while attempting the former. In showing the former...

Let $\beta$ be an ordinal. Prove that $A\cap \bigcup\beta=\bigcup\{A\cap X\mid X \in \beta\}$ I'm not sure on this. It looks a bit like union distributing over intersection. Please help.

Hi All, I ran a binary logistic of Y on three different numerical variables A,B,C respectively. I am having an issue of separation of variables with all of them, meaning that there are values Ao,Bo, Co for each of A,B,C (different values for each, of course) so that for ## A>Ao, B>Bo...

Hi all , just curious if someone knows of any issues of Separation of Points in Ordinal 3-valued Logistic Regression. I think I have an idea of why there are issues with separation in binary Logistic -- the need for the S-curve to go to 0 quickly makes the Bo term go to infinity. Are there...

Omega is the first transinite ordinal in the set of 0, 1, 2, ..., , , , ... This set is well ordered, so is after therefore is before . What is before ? Options: 1. -1 This is confusing, since if is the first transfinite ordinal, then -1 should be the last finite ordinal, which simply...

What is the name for an object that cannot be added to (for example, a circle can only have 360 degrees; any more degrees and it is no longer merely a circle)?

Homework Statement Let a, b, c be ordinals. Prove that a+(b+c)=(a+b)+c Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I looked at a set theory book by Jech and he says Prove by induction on c. Should I look at the case where its true for c+1[/B]

Homework Statement show that if q is any countable ordinal, then there is a countable set A ⊆ R (in fact we can require A ⊆ Q), so that (A, <) ∼= (q, ∈). The Attempt at a Solution since q is a countable ordinal this implies that it has a mapping to the naturals. to me this seems strong enough...

What is the biggest ordinal that exists metamathematically??

I have a psychological testing instrument that produces an ordinal measure (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). I want to change this to a ratio scale with range 0 to 5. The instrument is designed so the first 5 questions are very easy (Level 1), the next 5 questions are harder (Level 2), the next set is...

HI - what is the best textbook, website or another resource to learn about ordinal numbers (Alph -0, Alph-1, etc) and their properties? I don't even know if there is a specific subfield of set theory that they fall under. Thanks!

A set x is well-ordered by < if every subset of x has a least element. Here < is assumed a linear ordering, meaning that all members of a set can be compared, unlike with partial ordering. A set x is transitive if it has property \forall y\;(y\in x\to y\subset x). A set \alpha is ordinal, if...

Why is there no number class containing all the ordinal numbers?

How are ordinal numbers in set theory/order theory related to ordinal numbers in English? There should somehow be a bit of relationship for them to share the same name.

Does anyone happen to know what the cardinality of the set of ordinal number (transfinite and otherwise) is? A simplified proof would also be much appreciated. Recently I have been very interested in transfinite numbers and the logically gorgeous proofs involved :D

(not assuming any kind of continuum hypothesis of course) does every cardinal have a following one, i.e a minimal cardinal that is strictly larger?edit: ops, the title should be "following cardinal"

I am having trouble distinguishing ordinal and nominal data, I know that ordinal is when there is some order but when you have to decide the type of data it is for something like "are you currently taking this medication?" it is very confusing as it seems like binary nominal to me but there is...

what is the proof-theoretic strength (largest ordinal whose existence can be proved) for ZFC set theory?

Can i use the same the techniques used for nominal data on the ordinal data. I can't seem to find help on hypothesis test for ordinal data. This question contains categories (customer satisfaction) and they are in order so the data must be ordinal but they haven't taught us how to conduct a test...