NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PHARMACEUTICS
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Example of nominal variable
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Days sick in year
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Weight in kg
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Blood group
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Disease stage( mild/ moderate/ severe)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Categorical variables are either nominal (unordered) or ordinal (ordered). Examples of nominal variables are male/female, alive/dead, blood group O, A, B, AB. For nominal variables with more than two categories the order does not matter.
Detailed explanation-2: -Blood pressure is a quantitative variable, as it is measured numerically.
Detailed explanation-3: -Categorical variable: a variable can only have one value from a limited range of values. For example, blood group and gender are forms of categorical data.
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