NABP NAPLEX Exam - Topic 5 Question 115 Discussion

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Question #: 115
Topic #: 5

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Which of the following is/are nominal data?

BRace

DNYHA stages I-IV

EStages of breast cancer

CBlood Group

ASex

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Suggested Answer: C

Nominal data is considered unordered categories. Sex answers fall into male or female which is unordered. Race can be multiple answers such as Caucasian, African American, Asian, etc which is unordered. Blood group can only have blood type O, A, B, or AB which is also unordered. Ordered, or ordinal data would have categories that are in some sort of order

http://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/resources-readers/publications/statistics-square-one

by Crista at Jan 24, 2026, 12:08 AM

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Adelle

5 days ago

I remember practicing with a question about types of data, and nominal was definitely one of them, but I can't recall the exact examples.

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Kendra

10 days ago

I think nominal data refers to categories without any order, like colors or names, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Dean

15 days ago

No problem, I know the difference between nominal, ordinal, and other data types. I'll carefully evaluate each option and select the one(s) that match the nominal data criteria.

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Nguyet

20 days ago

I'm a bit confused by the terminology here. Is nominal data the same as qualitative data? I'll need to double-check the definitions to answer this correctly.

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Lindsey

25 days ago

Okay, I've got this. Nominal data is categorical, without any inherent order or numerical value. I'll make sure to identify the options that fit that description.

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Rebbecca

1 month ago

Nominal data? I'm not entirely sure what that means. I'll have to review my notes on the different data types before attempting this.

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Melita

1 month ago

Hmm, this seems like a straightforward question about data types. I'll need to think carefully about the characteristics of nominal data.

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