A Questionnaire Contained a Question Regarding Marital Status

question 6

Multiple Choice

A questionnaire contained a question regarding marital status. The respondent checked single,
Married, divorced, separated or widowed. What is the scale of measurement for this question?

• A) Ratio
• B) Interval
• C) Ordinal
• D) Nominal

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Complete Medium

A culture medium that contains all the nutrients needed for the growth and proliferation of a wide range of microorganisms.

Mutant Strains

Variants of organisms, typically microorganisms, that have undergone mutations distinguishing them from the parent strain.

Anticodon

A sequence of three nucleotides forming a unit of genetic code in a transfer RNA molecule, corresponding to a complementary codon in messenger RNA.

Molecule

The smallest unit of a chemical compound that can exist, consisting of two or more atoms bonded together.