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Identifying Levels of EXERCISE
Measurement: Nominal,
Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio
1
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1. In Table 1, identify the level of measurement for the current therapy variable. Provide a
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rationale for your answer.
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Answer: The current therapy variable was measured at the nominal level. These drug categories were
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probably developed to be exhaustive for this study and included the categories of drugs the subjects
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were receiving. However, the categories are not exclusive, since patients are usually on more than one
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category of these drugs to manage their health problems. The current therapies are not measured at the
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ordinallevel becausetheycannot berankordered,sincenodrug category can be considered more or less
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beneficial than another drug category (see Figure 1-1; Grove & Gray, 2019).
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2. What is the mode for the current therapy variable in this study? Provide a rationale for
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your answer.
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Answer: The mode for current therapy was βblocker. A total of 100 (94%) of the cardiac patients
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were receiving this category of drug, which was the most common prescribed drug for this
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sample.
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3. What statistics were conducted to describe the BMI of the cardiac patients in this sample?
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Discuss whether these analysis techniques were appropriate or inappropriate.
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Answer: BMI was described with a mean and standard deviation (SD). BMI measurement resulted in
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ratio-level data with continuous values and an absolute zero (Stone & Frazier, 2017). Ratio- level data
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should be analyzed with parametric statistics such as the mean and SD (Grove & Gray, 2017; Knapp,
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2017).
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4. Researchersusedthefollowingitemtomeasureregisterednurses’(RNs)incomeinastudy:What b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
category identifies your current income as an RN?
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a. Lessthan$50,000
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b. $50,000to59,999
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c. $60,000to69,999
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d. $70,000to80,000
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e. $80,000orgreater
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What level of measurement is this income variable? Does the income variable follow the
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rules outlined in Figure 1-1? Provide a rationale for your answer.
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Answer: In this example, the income variable is measured at the ordinal level. The income catego- ries
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areexhaustive,rangingfromlessthan$50,000togreaterthan $80,000. Thetwo open-ended
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categoriesensurethatallsalarylevelsarecovered.Thecategories arenotexclusive,sincecatego-ries (d) b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
and (e) include an $80,000 salary, so study participants making $80,000 might mark either (d) or (e)
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or both categories, resulting in erroneous data. Category (e) could be changed to greater than
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$80,000, making the categories exclusive. The categories can be rank ordered from the lowest salary
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to the highest salary, which is consistent with ordinal data (Grove & Gray, 2019; Waltz etal., 2017).
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5. WhatlevelofmeasurementistheCDSscore?Providearationaleforyouranswer.
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Answer: The CDS score is at the interval level of measurement. The CDS is a 26-item Likert scale b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
developed to measure depression in cardiac patients. Study participants rated their symp- toms on a
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scale of 1 to 7, with higher numbers indicating increased severity in the depression symptoms. The
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total scores for each subject obtained from this multi-item scale are considered tobe attheintervallevel
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of measurement(Grayet al., 2017; Waltz etal., 2017).
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6. Were nonparametric or parametric analysis techniques used to analyze the CDS scores for the
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cardiac patientsinthis study? Provide a rationalefor your answer.
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Answer: Parametric statistics, such as mean and SD, were conducted to describe CDS scoresfor
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study participants (see Table 1). CDS scores are interval-level data as indicated in Questions 5, so
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parametric statistics are appropriate for this level of data (Gray et al., 2017; Kim & Mallory, 2017).
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7. Is the prevalence of depression linked to the NYHA class? Discuss the clinical importance of this
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result.
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Answer: The study narrative indicated that the prevalence of depression increased with the greater b b b b b b b b b b b b b
NYHA class. In NYHA class III, 64% of the subjects were depressed, whereas 11% of the subjects were
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depressed in NYHA class I. Thus, as the NYHA class increased, the number of sub- jects with depression
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increased. This is an expected finding because as the NYHA class increases, cardiac patients have more
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severe physical symptoms, which usually result in emotional distress, such as depression. Nurses need
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to actively assess cardiac patients for depression, especially those in higher NYHA classes, so they
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might be diagnosed andtreated as needed.
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8. What frequency and percent of cardiac patients in this study were not being treated with an
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antidepressant? Show your calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole percent
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(%).
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Answer: A total of 106 cardiac patients participated in this study. The sample included 15 patients
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who were receiving an antidepressant (see Table 1). The number of cardiac patients not treated for
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depression was 91 (106 – 15 = 91). The group percent is calculated by the following
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bformula: (group frequency ÷ total sample size) × 100%. For this study, (91 patients ÷ 106 b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
sample size) × 100% = 0.858 × 100% = 85.8% = 86%. The final answer is rounded to the nearest
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whole percent as directed in the question. You could have also subtracted the 14% of patients
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treated with antidepressants from 100% and obtained the 86% who were not treated with an
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antidepressant.
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9. What was the purpose of the 6-minute walk test (6MWT)? Would the 6MWT be useful in
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clinical practice?
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Answer: Ha et al. (2018) stated, “The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is a measure of the submaximal, steady-
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state functional capacity” of cardiac patients. This test would be a quick, easy way to determine a
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cardiac patient’s functional status in a clinical setting. This functional status score could be used to
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determine the treatment plan to promote or maintain functional statusof cardiac patients.
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10. How was exercise confidence measured inthis study? What was thelevel of measurementfor the
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exercise confidence variable in this study? Provide a rationale for your answer. Answer:
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Exercise confidence of the patients with heart failure (HF) in this study was measuredwith the
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Exercise Confidence Scale that included four subscales focused onwalking, climbing,lifting objects
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of graded weight, and running (see the study narrative). This was a rating scalewith valuesranging
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from 0to 100.The patients’ scoresforthe Total Exercise Confidencescaleand the subscales were
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considered interval-level data and analyzed with parametric statistics,such as means and SDs(see
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the study narrative; Waltz et al., 2017).
b b b b b b b
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StatisticsforNursingb b
ResearchAWorkbook
b b b
forEvidence-Based
b b
Practice3rdEdition
b b b
SusanGroveDaisha
b b b
,Answer Guidelines for Questions to Be Graded
Identifying Levels of EXERCISE
Measurement: Nominal,
Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio
1
Thequestionsareinboldfollowedbyanswers.
b b b b b b b
1. In Table 1, identify the level of measurement for the current therapy variable. Provide a
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
rationale for your answer.
b b b b
Answer: The current therapy variable was measured at the nominal level. These drug categories were
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
probably developed to be exhaustive for this study and included the categories of drugs the subjects
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
were receiving. However, the categories are not exclusive, since patients are usually on more than one
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
category of these drugs to manage their health problems. The current therapies are not measured at the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
ordinallevel becausetheycannot berankordered,sincenodrug category can be considered more or less
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
beneficial than another drug category (see Figure 1-1; Grove & Gray, 2019).
b b b b b b b b b b b b
2. What is the mode for the current therapy variable in this study? Provide a rationale for
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
your answer.
b b
Answer: The mode for current therapy was βblocker. A total of 100 (94%) of the cardiac patients
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
were receiving this category of drug, which was the most common prescribed drug for this
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
sample.
b
3. What statistics were conducted to describe the BMI of the cardiac patients in this sample?
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
Discuss whether these analysis techniques were appropriate or inappropriate.
b b b b b b b b b
Answer: BMI was described with a mean and standard deviation (SD). BMI measurement resulted in
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
ratio-level data with continuous values and an absolute zero (Stone & Frazier, 2017). Ratio- level data
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
should be analyzed with parametric statistics such as the mean and SD (Grove & Gray, 2017; Knapp,
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
2017).
b
4. Researchersusedthefollowingitemtomeasureregisterednurses’(RNs)incomeinastudy:What b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
category identifies your current income as an RN?
b b b b b b b b
a. Lessthan$50,000
b b b
b. $50,000to59,999
b b b
c. $60,000to69,999
b b b
d. $70,000to80,000
b b b
e. $80,000orgreater
b b b
What level of measurement is this income variable? Does the income variable follow the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
rules outlined in Figure 1-1? Provide a rationale for your answer.
b b b b b b b b b b b
Answer: In this example, the income variable is measured at the ordinal level. The income catego- ries
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
areexhaustive,rangingfromlessthan$50,000togreaterthan $80,000. Thetwo open-ended
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
AG1-1 b
,AG1-2 b Answer Guidelines for Questions to Be Graded b b b b b b
categoriesensurethatallsalarylevelsarecovered.Thecategories arenotexclusive,sincecatego-ries (d) b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
and (e) include an $80,000 salary, so study participants making $80,000 might mark either (d) or (e)
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
or both categories, resulting in erroneous data. Category (e) could be changed to greater than
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
$80,000, making the categories exclusive. The categories can be rank ordered from the lowest salary
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
to the highest salary, which is consistent with ordinal data (Grove & Gray, 2019; Waltz etal., 2017).
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
5. WhatlevelofmeasurementistheCDSscore?Providearationaleforyouranswer.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
Answer: The CDS score is at the interval level of measurement. The CDS is a 26-item Likert scale b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
developed to measure depression in cardiac patients. Study participants rated their symp- toms on a
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
scale of 1 to 7, with higher numbers indicating increased severity in the depression symptoms. The
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
total scores for each subject obtained from this multi-item scale are considered tobe attheintervallevel
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
of measurement(Grayet al., 2017; Waltz etal., 2017).
b b b b b b b b b b
6. Were nonparametric or parametric analysis techniques used to analyze the CDS scores for the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
cardiac patientsinthis study? Provide a rationalefor your answer.
b b b b b b b b b b b
Answer: Parametric statistics, such as mean and SD, were conducted to describe CDS scoresfor
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
study participants (see Table 1). CDS scores are interval-level data as indicated in Questions 5, so
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
parametric statistics are appropriate for this level of data (Gray et al., 2017; Kim & Mallory, 2017).
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
7. Is the prevalence of depression linked to the NYHA class? Discuss the clinical importance of this
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
result.
b
Answer: The study narrative indicated that the prevalence of depression increased with the greater b b b b b b b b b b b b b
NYHA class. In NYHA class III, 64% of the subjects were depressed, whereas 11% of the subjects were
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
depressed in NYHA class I. Thus, as the NYHA class increased, the number of sub- jects with depression
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
increased. This is an expected finding because as the NYHA class increases, cardiac patients have more
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
severe physical symptoms, which usually result in emotional distress, such as depression. Nurses need
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
to actively assess cardiac patients for depression, especially those in higher NYHA classes, so they
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
might be diagnosed andtreated as needed.
b b b b b b b
8. What frequency and percent of cardiac patients in this study were not being treated with an
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
antidepressant? Show your calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole percent
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
(%).
b
Answer: A total of 106 cardiac patients participated in this study. The sample included 15 patients
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who were receiving an antidepressant (see Table 1). The number of cardiac patients not treated for
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depression was 91 (106 – 15 = 91). The group percent is calculated by the following
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
bformula: (group frequency ÷ total sample size) × 100%. For this study, (91 patients ÷ 106 b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
sample size) × 100% = 0.858 × 100% = 85.8% = 86%. The final answer is rounded to the nearest
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
whole percent as directed in the question. You could have also subtracted the 14% of patients
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
treated with antidepressants from 100% and obtained the 86% who were not treated with an
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
antidepressant.
b
9. What was the purpose of the 6-minute walk test (6MWT)? Would the 6MWT be useful in
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
clinical practice?
b b
Answer: Ha et al. (2018) stated, “The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is a measure of the submaximal, steady-
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
state functional capacity” of cardiac patients. This test would be a quick, easy way to determine a
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
cardiac patient’s functional status in a clinical setting. This functional status score could be used to
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
determine the treatment plan to promote or maintain functional statusof cardiac patients.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
, Answer Guidelines for Questions to Be Graded
b b b b b b AG 1-3
b
10. How was exercise confidence measured inthis study? What was thelevel of measurementfor the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
exercise confidence variable in this study? Provide a rationale for your answer. Answer:
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
Exercise confidence of the patients with heart failure (HF) in this study was measuredwith the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
Exercise Confidence Scale that included four subscales focused onwalking, climbing,lifting objects
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
of graded weight, and running (see the study narrative). This was a rating scalewith valuesranging
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
from 0to 100.The patients’ scoresforthe Total Exercise Confidencescaleand the subscales were
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
considered interval-level data and analyzed with parametric statistics,such as means and SDs(see
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
the study narrative; Waltz et al., 2017).
b b b b b b b
