QUESTION 3 Identify the appropriate scale of measurement for each variable Nomin

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QUESTION 3

Identify the appropriate scale of measurement for each variable Nominal, ordinal or continuous

Gender

mg of morphine

Age

Number of cigarettes per day (possible responses = 0, 1-3, 4-7, 8-10, 11-20, 21 or more)

Osteoporosis diagnosis (yes/no)

Servings of fruit/vegetables per day (possible responses = 0-3, 4-7, 8-11, 12-15, 16-19, 20-23, 24-27)

Respondents perceived health (Very Poor --> Excellent)

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Gender

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mg of morphine

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Age

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Number of cigarettes per day (possible responses = 0, 1-3, 4-7, 8-10, 11-20, 21 or more)

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Osteoporosis diagnosis (yes/no)

      -

Servings of fruit/vegetables per day (possible responses = 0-3, 4-7, 8-11, 12-15, 16-19, 20-23, 24-27)

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Respondents perceived health (Very Poor --> Excellent)

Explanation / Answer

Gender - Nominal ; Nominal Variable is the one that has two or more categories but there is no intrinsic ordering to the categories; The possible categories are Male and Female and there is no intrinsic order for them.

mg of morphine : Continuous Variable If a variable can take on any value between its minimum value and its maximum value, it is called acontinuous variable

Age - Continuous - Although the recorded ageshave been truncated to whole numbers, the concept of age is continuous

Number of cigarettes per day (possible responses = 0, 1-3, 4-7, 8-10, 11-20, 21 or more) - Ordinal

An ordinal variable is similar to a categorical variable. The difference between the two is that there is a clear ordering of the variables.

Osteoporosis diagnosis (yes/no) - Nominal ; Nominal Variable is the one that has two or more categories but there is no intrinsic ordering to the categories; The possible categories are Yes and No and there is no intrinsic order for them.

Servings of fruit/vegetables per day (possible responses = 0-3, 4-7, 8-11, 12-15, 16-19, 20-23, 24-27) - Ordinal

Respondents perceived health (Very Poor --> Excellent) - Ordinal

Gender

mg of morphine

Age

Number of cigarettes per day (possible responses = 0, 1-3, 4-7, 8-10, 11-20, 21 or more)

Osteoporosis diagnosis (yes/no)

Servings of fruit/vegetables per day (possible responses = 0-3, 4-7, 8-11, 12-15, 16-19, 20-23, 24-27)

Respondents perceived health (Very Poor --> Excellent)

Nominal

Gender

Continuous

mg of morphine

Continuous  

Age

Ordinal   

Number of cigarettes per day (possible responses = 0, 1-3, 4-7, 8-10, 11-20, 21 or more)

Nominal   

Osteoporosis diagnosis (yes/no)

Ordinal   

Servings of fruit/vegetables per day (possible responses = 0-3, 4-7, 8-11, 12-15, 16-19, 20-23, 24-27)

Ordinal   

Respondents perceived health (Very Poor --> Excellent)

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