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- 3. Patient pain ratings (none, mild, moderate, severe) fit this data level.
- 5. A sampling method where patients are grouped by a characteristic, like age or gender, and samples are drawn from each group.
- 10. Recording blood types (A, B, AB, O) is an example of this level of measurement.
- 11. A numerical summary, like average age, for all patients in a population.
- 13. Patient hair color or marital status are this data type, not measured with numbers.
- 14. The average cholesterol level found from a sample of patients.
- 15. Surveying the first patients who arrive at a clinic uses this easy, but less scientific, method.
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- 1. Heart rate and blood pressure are examples of this numerical data type.
- 2. Choosing all patients from several randomly selected hospital wards uses this sampling approach.
- 4. Measuring patient weight, where zero means “none,” is an example of this highest measurement level.
- 6. Each patient in a clinic has an equal chance of being selected in this sampling method.
- 7. Body temperature in Celsius, where zero does not mean “no temperature,” is at this measurement level.
- 8. Selecting every 5th patient on a hospital list for a study uses this sampling method.
- 9. Any characteristic, like blood pressure, that may differ from patient to patient in a study.
- 12. The entire group of patients a hospital wants to study.
