A recent newspaper article described a cafe that asked patrons to turn off their phones and actually talk to each other. Consequently, a researcher asks a group of people, "How many times a day do you check your Facebook account?" This variable may best be described as being measured at the ______ level of measurement.
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval
D) ratio

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The variable "how many times a day do you check your Facebook account?" is best described as being measured at the ratio level of measurement because it involves a count of occurrences that has a true zero point (indicating not checking Facebook at all), and the differences between numbers are meaningful.

A Recent Newspaper Article Described a Cafe That Asked Patrons