From your book, use the information from exercise 1 to answer the following questions:
1. In Table 1, identify the level of measurement for the current therapy variable. Provide a rationale for your answer.
2. What is the mode for the current therapy variable in this study? Provide a rationale for your answer.
3. What statistics were conducted to describe the BMI of the cardiac patients in this sample? Discuss whether these analysis techniques were appropriate or inappropriate.
4. Researchers used the following item to measure registered nurses’ (RNs) income in a study:
What category identifies your current income as an RN?
a. Less than $50,000
b. $50,000 to 59,999
c. $60,000 to 69,999
d. $70,000 to 80,000
e. $80,000 or greater
What level of measurement is this income variable? Does the income variable follow the rules outlined in Figure 1-1? Provide a rationale for your answer.
5. What level of measurement is the CDS score? Provide a rationale for your answer.
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