The Nurse Researcher Is Using Respiratory Rate as a Variable

question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse researcher is using respiratory rate as a variable in a research study. The level of measurement most appropriate in this case is what?

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

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