Levels of Measurement
The current temperatures in the 50 state capitol cities
interval
The years 1000, 2008, 1776, and 1492
interval
A movie critic's classification of "drama, comedy, adventure"
nominal
Numbers on shirts of marathon runners
nominal
Social Security Numbers
nominal
Survey responses of yes, no, and undecided
nominal
The colors of cars driven by college students
nominal
A movie critic's ratings of "must see, recommended, not recommended, don't even bother"
ordinal
A scale that measures political orientation shown in the picture like this: 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 Liberal -> Conservative
ordinal
Consumer Reports magazine ratings of "best buy, recommended, not recommended"
ordinal
Movie ratings of one star, two stars, three stars, or four stars
ordinal
The final ranks of NASCAR drivers in a race
ordinal
Prices of college textbooks
ratio
Salaries of women who are chief executive officers of corporations
ratio
The length of a worm in inches
ratio
The number of "yes" responses received when 500 students are asked if they have ever failed a test.
ratio
The weights of people being hurled through the air at an enthusiastic rock concert
ratio
Weights (in carats) of diamond engagement rings
ratio