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Name: STAT 3127 Statistical Computing Chapter 1 Worksheet For the following exercises, categorize the following variables in terms of their level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio). Write your answers clearly in 12-pt blue font on the line underneath the problem like this. 1. Ratings for job satisfaction of Emergency Room staff Ordinal 2. Ethnicity of patients Nominal 3. Temperature of children after being given 5 mL of ibuprofen Interval 4. Type of job or job title for workers in the Emergency Room Nominal 5. Length of time in minutes to regain consciousness after a general anesthetic Ratio 6. Number of visits to a family doctor after a hospital stay for heart transplant patients Ratio For the following exercises, identify the independent and dependent variables. 1. Examining the inpatient satisfaction with patients who visit a private practice versus patients who visit an urgent care Independent variable: Type of healthcare facility visited (private practice or urgent care) Dependent variable: Inpatient satisfaction
2. Examining the difference between acetaminophen and ibuprofen on pain severity of migraines in migraine sufferers. Independent variable: Type of medication (acetaminophen or ibuprofen) Dependent variable: Level of pain relief experienced by migraine sufferers 3. Examining recovery time in days on patients with knee replacements in comparison to patients who only went to physical therapy Independent variable: Treatment type (knee replacement or physical therapy) Dependent variable: Recovery time in days 4. Examining the number of breast cancer screenings in doctor office’s with breast cancer leaflets versus doctor’s office’s without breast cancer leaflets Independent variable: Presence of breast cancer leaflets in doctor's offices Dependent variable: Number of breast cancer screenings
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