Which Is Least Likely to Be Regarded as a Ratio

question 98

Multiple Choice

Which is least likely to be regarded as a ratio variable?

• A)A critic's rating of a restaurant on a 1 to 4 scale
• B)Automobile exhaust emission of nitrogen dioxide (milligrams per mile)
• C)Number of customer complaints per day at a cable TV company office
• D)Cost of an eBay purchase

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Definitions:

Animal-type Phobia

A specific type of anxiety disorder characterized by an intense, irrational fear of animals.

Behavioral Theory

A theory that explains human actions in terms of learned behaviors through interactions with the environment.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Operant Conditioning

An educational method where the intensity of an action is altered by either reinforcement or punishment.