This is a table of characteristics of participants in a blood pressure study.  Answer the questions below based on the chart.   Short-Answer Questions Which variables in the table, if any, were measured on a nominal scale? Gender, Race/Ethnicity, & Smoking Status b. Which variables in the table, if any, were measured on an ordinal scale? None c. Which variables in the table, if any, were measured on an interval scale?

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This is a table of characteristics of participants in a blood pressure
study.  Answer the questions below based on the chart.

 


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  1. Which variables in the table, if any, were measured on a nominal scale?

Gender, Race/Ethnicity, & Smoking Status
b. Which variables in the table, if any, were measured on an ordinal scale?

None
c. Which variables in the table, if any, were measured on an interval scale?
d. Which variables in the table, if any, were measured on a ratio scale?
e. Which measure(s) of central tendency, if any, are presented in this table

BMI & Age
f. Which measure(s) of variability, if any, are presented in this table

Range & Standard deviation

Percentage or Mean
(SD)
Sample Characteristic
Frequency
(N)
Range
Gender
Female
408
48.5%
51.5%
Male
434
Age (years)
842
55.1
44.0-
(5.3)
67.0
Race/ethnicity
White, not Hispanic
African American
701
83.3%
141
16.7%
Smoking status
Nonsmoker
698
82.9%
Currently smokes < 1
pack/day
Currently smokes 1+
рacks/day
BMI
91
10.8%
53
6.3%
831
24.9
18.1-
(4.1)
36.3
Transcribed Image Text:Percentage or Mean (SD) Sample Characteristic Frequency (N) Range Gender Female 408 48.5% 51.5% Male 434 Age (years) 842 55.1 44.0- (5.3) 67.0 Race/ethnicity White, not Hispanic African American 701 83.3% 141 16.7% Smoking status Nonsmoker 698 82.9% Currently smokes < 1 pack/day Currently smokes 1+ рacks/day BMI 91 10.8% 53 6.3% 831 24.9 18.1- (4.1) 36.3
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