In doing research on family therapy,a researcher reports on the number of children in each family studied.This reporting on the number of children in each family is BEST described as which type of scale?
A) continuous
B) discrete
C) interval
D) None of these

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The number of children in each family is a discrete variable, meaning it can only take on integer values (i.e. whole numbers). Therefore, the data is best described using a discrete scale.

In Doing Research on Family Therapy,a Researcher Reports on the Number