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Nominal Variable In Law Enforcement

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A nominal variable is qualitative, or word orientated, distinct, mutually exclusive, completely exhaustive, and cannot be ordered (Walker, 2009). Meaning, the variable is a descriptive word, i.e. color, can be distinguished from each other, its value coincides with only the category in which it was designed, has a designated category for each characteristic, and has no specific order (Walker, 2009). A qualitative variable is strictly descriptive. Whereas, a quantitative variable is numeric. Therefore, the color of law enforcement officers’ uniforms is considered a nominal variable. There are multiple branches of law enforcement. Most often, the first to come to one’s mind are city, county, and state. However, wildlife resource officers and park rangers are also considered part of law enforcement. These individuals enforce the state laws for wildlife preservation, such as hunting game out of season, keeping fish over the daily limit, hunting/fishing without a license, etc. Law enforcement officers wear an assortment of uniform colors depending on the branch and jurisdiction. Generally, the officers’ uniforms consist of blue, black, tan, and green for jurisdictions in Tennessee. The officers in each color category …show more content…

The ratings for this scale vary from no pain, a zero, to the worst pain one could possibly endure, a ten ('Misha' Backonja & Farrar, 2015). This type of tool used for measuring pain is considered a self-assessment. Meaning, the individual rates his/her pain on the provided scale. All individuals who have received medical treatment, whether for a serious injury or a yearly physical, has been asked, “What would you rate your pain today, on a scale of one to ten?”. This pain assessment tool is considered a fully ordered variable due to the individual having a wide range to rate his/her

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