Ibuprofen is a medication in the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug class that is used for treating pain, fever, and inflammation. This includes painful menstrual periods, migraines, and rheumatoid arthritis. About 60% of people improve with any given NSAID, and it is recommended that if one does not work then another should be tried. It may also be used to close a patent ductus arteriosus in a premature baby. It can be used by mouth or intravenously. It typically begins working within an hour.
Data can be qualitative or quantitative. 1  Qualitative data is descriptive information (it describes something). 2  Quantitative data, is numerical information (numbers).
Most data fall into one of two groups: numerical or categorical. 1  Numerical data. 2  Categorical data: Categorical data represent characteristics such as a personâs gender, marital status, hometown, or the types of movies they like. Categorical data can take on numerical values (such as â1â indicating male and â2â indicating female), but those numbers donât have mathematical meaning.