In a study measuring the frequency of pain scores of patients on a scale from 1...

In a study measuring the frequency of pain scores of patients on a scale from 1 to 10 for a specific type of pain relief therapy, the pain score variable would best be described as which type of variable?

Dichotomous variable

Ordinal variable

Categorical variable

Continuous variable

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orchestra answered 1 year ago

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