An educational psychologist investigates the effect of a mindfulness intervention on exam anxiety. They measure anxiety levels in a group of 30 students using a 10-point self-report rating scale both before and after the two-week intervention. The psychologist plans to use a Wilcoxon signed-ranks test to analyze the data.
Which level of measurement and type of experimental design must be used for this statistical test?
nominal level data and an independent measures design
ordinal level data and a repeated measures design
ordinal level data and an independent measures design
nominal level data and a repeated measures design
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