Match the term with its descriptor.
A. the rate of death in a given population or community
B. the ratio of sick to well persons in a community
C. measurement of how deadly a disease is in a given population
D. values which lie within a certain range
E. the specific values are distinct and separate and points between these values are not considered valid
F. data set which is both ordered and constant but contains no natural zero as a point of reference
G. data set which is ordered by the differences between the values are not important
H. data set which classifies values but does not require a logical ordering of those values
I. set of data in which the values belonging to the set can be sorted according to logical categories and each category does not overlap into another category
A. mortality rates
B. morbidity rates
C. case fatality rates
D. continuous data
E. discrete data
F. interval data
G. ordinal data
H. nominal data
I. categorical data
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