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Which of the following is dichotomous variable?
Suggested Answer: D
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Loren
10 months ago
C is the classic example of a dichotomous variable!
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Cristal
11 months ago
Wait, are we sure about A? Isn’t sex more complex than just male/female?
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Marguerita
11 months ago
D and E are not dichotomous, they have more than two categories.
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Andrew
11 months ago
I think B is also dichotomous, right?
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Jamie
11 months ago
A and C are definitely dichotomous variables.
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Ettie
12 months ago
I feel like "Grade of Breast Cancer" is more categorical with multiple levels, so it wouldn't be dichotomous, right?
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Cristen
12 months ago
I practiced a question like this before, and I think "Pain yes/Pain no" is definitely dichotomous.
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Brittani
12 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I think "alive/dead" fits the definition of a dichotomous variable too.
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Maia
1 year ago
I remember we talked about dichotomous variables being those with two distinct categories. I think sex could be one of them?
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Johnna
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a little confused on the difference between dichotomous and ordinal variables. I know dichotomous has two categories, but I'm not sure if that applies to all the options here. I'll have to review my notes.
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Isaac
1 year ago
I remember learning about this in class. A dichotomous variable is one that can only take on two values, like yes/no or male/female. So I'm pretty confident the answer is A, sex.
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Eden
1 year ago
Okay, let me see. Dichotomous means two categories, right? So it's gotta be either A, B, or C since those all have two options. I'm leaning towards B or C, but I'm not totally sure.
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Cordelia
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I know dichotomous variables have only two possible values, but I'm not 100% on the definition. I'll have to think it through carefully.
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Margo
1 year ago
This looks straightforward - I'm pretty confident the answer is A, sex, since that's a classic example of a dichotomous variable.
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Na
1 year ago
This is a piece of cake! B) Pain yes/ Pain no is the way to go. Unless, of course, the answer is 'Pain maybe/Pain sometimes'.
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Helene
1 year ago
C) alive / dead
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Bette
1 year ago
B) Pain yes/ Pain no
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Annabelle
1 year ago
A) Sex
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Clement
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm tempted to say D) Grade of Breast Cancer, but I think B) Pain yes/ Pain no is the safer choice. After all, you can't be 'kinda dead', can you?
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Teri
1 year ago
True, you can't be 'kinda dead'. So C) alive / dead is the correct choice.
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Ryan
1 year ago
But C) alive / dead is also a clear example of a dichotomous variable.
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Ming
1 year ago
I agree, B) Pain yes/ Pain no is definitely a dichotomous variable.
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Colette
1 year ago
I'm going with B) Pain yes/ Pain no. It's a clear binary choice, just like whether I'm awake or asleep - no in-betweens!
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Romana
1 year ago
C) alive / dead is another example of a dichotomous variable, there's no middle ground.
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Katina
1 year ago
A) Sex is also a dichotomous variable, it's either male or female.
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Evan
1 year ago
C) alive / dead is a classic example of a dichotomous variable. You can't get more dichotomous than that!
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Vincenza
1 year ago
B) Pain yes/ Pain no is definitely a dichotomous variable. Simple and straightforward!
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Trinidad
2 years ago
I'm not sure, but I think alive / dead could also be considered a dichotomous variable.
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Kendra
2 years ago
I agree with Carin, Pain yes/ Pain no is a clear dichotomous variable.
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Carin
2 years ago
I think the dichotomous variable is Pain yes/ Pain no.