NURS 8004 MIDTERM 2026 ADVANCED
NURSING ASSESSMENT PAPER AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is standard deviation of the following dataset: 3,3,3,3,3,3,3.
Answer: SD = 0
◉ The middle number in a data set.
Answer: Median
◉ The most frequent occurring variable.
Answer: Mode
◉ The only measure of central tendency that can be reported with
all levels of data (nominal, ordinal, interval/ratio).
Answer: Mode
◉ Named categories
Ex. race/ethnicity.
Answer: Nominal data
, ◉ Categorical data that's ranked: has innate order
Ex. Education (some high school, completed high school, some
college, college or more).
Answer: Ordinal data
◉ Data that has equal distance between each value.
Answer: Interval/ratio data
◉ An investigator is studying the number of servings of vegetables
consumed is related to age. They report the sample's age had a mean
of 45.8 years and standard deviation of 21.3 years. In this study,
what level of measurement is age?.
Answer: Interval/ratio
◉ Type of variable take on any # in a range- limited by the precision
of the measurement tool.
Answer: Continuous
◉ An investigator is studying the effect of a new growth hormone
injection on height of boys with short stature. He has the boys come
into the clinic every 6 months to have their height measured
precisely on a calibrated stadiometer. Height is an example of what
type of variable?.
Answer: Continuous
NURSING ASSESSMENT PAPER AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is standard deviation of the following dataset: 3,3,3,3,3,3,3.
Answer: SD = 0
◉ The middle number in a data set.
Answer: Median
◉ The most frequent occurring variable.
Answer: Mode
◉ The only measure of central tendency that can be reported with
all levels of data (nominal, ordinal, interval/ratio).
Answer: Mode
◉ Named categories
Ex. race/ethnicity.
Answer: Nominal data
, ◉ Categorical data that's ranked: has innate order
Ex. Education (some high school, completed high school, some
college, college or more).
Answer: Ordinal data
◉ Data that has equal distance between each value.
Answer: Interval/ratio data
◉ An investigator is studying the number of servings of vegetables
consumed is related to age. They report the sample's age had a mean
of 45.8 years and standard deviation of 21.3 years. In this study,
what level of measurement is age?.
Answer: Interval/ratio
◉ Type of variable take on any # in a range- limited by the precision
of the measurement tool.
Answer: Continuous
◉ An investigator is studying the effect of a new growth hormone
injection on height of boys with short stature. He has the boys come
into the clinic every 6 months to have their height measured
precisely on a calibrated stadiometer. Height is an example of what
type of variable?.
Answer: Continuous
