Mr Chapman Is a Local Scientist Studying Germ Incubation Times

question 143

Multiple Choice

Mr. Chapman is a local scientist studying germ incubation times for varying fungi. He records the incubation times to the second, minute, and hour. This would be an example of a(n) :

• A) nominal variable.
• B) ordinal variable.
• C) continuous variable.
• D) categorical variable.

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