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The severity of side effects experienced by patients while being treated with a particular medicine is under study. The severity is measured on the scale: none, mild, moderate, severe, very severe.

a. Name the variable of interest.
b. Identify the type of variable

Is the variable of interest the scale and the variable the side effects?

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The severity of side effects experienced by patients while being treated with a particular medicine is under study. The severity is measured on the scale: none, mild, moderate, severe, very severe.

a. Name the variable of interest.
b. Identify the type of variable

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a. Name the variable of interest.
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