Levels of Measurement Stats Exam 1
Nominal
A student's favorite sport.
Ordinal
An evaluation received by a physics student (excellent, good, satisfactory, or poor)
Ratio
Capacity of a backpack.
Ordinal
Category of storm (gale, hurricane)
Nominal
Family history of illness.
Ratio
It has properties of the interval level of measurement and the ratios of the values of the variable have meaning. A value of zero in the ratio level of measurement means the absence of the quality. Arithmetic operations such as multiplication and division can be performed on the values of the variables.
Ordinal
It has properties of the nominal level of measurement and the naming scheme allows for the values of variable to be arranged in a ranked specific, order.
Interval
It has properties of the ordinal level of measurement and the differences in the values of the variable have meaning. A value of zero in the interval level of measurement does not mean the absence of the quantity. Arithmetic operations such as addition and subtraction can be performed on values of the variable.
Nominal & Ordinal
Levels of measurement for which data can be qualitative?
Ration & Interval
Levels of measurements for which data can be quantitative?
Ordinal
Pain level (0 to 10)
Ordinal
Ranking (first place, second place, etc) of contestants in a singing competition.
Nominal
The values of the variables name, label or categorize. In addition, the naming scheme does not allow values of the variables to be arranged in a ranked or specific, order. (Ranking does not matter)
Interval
The year of manufacture of a car.
Ratio
Weight of rice bought by a customer.
Interval
Year of birth
Interval
The day of the month
Ratio
The height of a tree.
Ordinal
The medal received (gold, silver, bronze)
Nominal
The native language of a tourist.
Nominal
Th musical instrument played by a music student.
