The Nurse Researcher Opts to Use Ratio-Level Data

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse researcher opts to use ratio-level data. The researcher's primary concern will be what?

• A) Categories must be mutually exclusive.
• B) Intervals between data categories must be equal.
• C) The rank of zero (0) represents the absence of the measured variable.
• D) Variance between assigned categories is qualitative rather than quantitative.

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