This function differentiates the type of measurement variables.
util_dist_selection(measurements, meta_data)
data frame with one column for each variable in study data giving
IsInteger
, IsMultCat
and IsNCategory
IsInteger
contains a guess, if the variable contains integer values or is a
factor
IsMultCat
contains a guess, if the variable has more than two categories,
if it is categorical or ordinal
NCategory
contains the number of distinct values detected for the variable
study data
metadata, not yet used