Determine the Level of Measurement of the Variable

question 41

Multiple Choice

Determine the level of measurement of the variable.
-ranking (first place, second place, etc.) of contestants in a singing competition

• A) ordinal
• B) ratio
• C) nominal
• D) interval

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Definitions:

Anterior Cingulate Cortex

A region of the brain involved in processing emotions, decision-making, empathy, and impulse control.

fMRI Imaging

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, a technique that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.

Referred Pain

Pain perceived at a place that is different from the place of the stimulus. Visceral pain is often referred to sites on the skin.

Phantom Limb Pain

The experience of chronic pain in an absent body part.