A Researcher Asks Participants to Indicate How Frequently They Have

question 15

Multiple Choice

A researcher asks participants to indicate how frequently they have used various illicit drugs using the following scale: 1 = never used; 2 = used 1 - 5 times; 3 = used 6 - 10 times; 4 = used more than ten times. This scale is best described as ____ level.

• A) nominal
• B) ordinal
• C) interval
• D) ratio

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Definitions:

Alzheimer's Disease

A progressive neurological disorder that causes the brain to shrink and brain cells to die, resulting in severe memory loss and cognitive decline.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

An uncommon, progressive, always lethal brain disease that impacts roughly one out of every million individuals annually.

Alzheimer's Disease

A progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes memory loss and cognitive decline.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

A rare, degenerative, invariably fatal brain disorder caused by an abnormal form of a protein, leading to rapid cognitive decline and, eventually, death.