The nurse is using descriptive epidemiology to monitor an outbreak of measles among children. If a scatter chart indicates a specific area of heavy incidence, which term does the nurse use to describe the variable of time and/or place?
A) Secular trends
B) Cyclic trends
C) Point epidemic
D) Clustering

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Clustering is the term used to describe the variable of time and/or place when a scatter chart indicates a specific area of heavy incidence.

The Nurse Is Using Descriptive Epidemiology to Monitor an Outbreak