Nominal ratio interval or ordinal
A meteorologist compiles a list of temperatures in degrees Celsius for the month of May
Interval
A meteorologist compiles a list of temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit for the month of May
Interval
A film critic lists the top 50 greatest movies of all time.
Ordinal
Identify the scale of measurement for the following: heat measured in degrees centigrade.
Interval
What level of measurement would be applied when doing a survey on the average American's shoe size?
Interval
Year of your birth AD
Interval
A local animal shelter keeps track of the breeds of dogs that come in.
Nominal
Brand of candy
Nominal
The teacher of a class of third graders records the eye color of each student.
Nominal
What level of measurement classifies data into mutually exclusive (nonoverlapping), exhausting categories in which no order or ranking can be imposed on the data?
Nominal
A score on a 5-point quiz measuring knowledge of algebra is an example of
Ordinal
Degrees earned by your teachers
Ordinal
Identify the scale of measurement for the following: military title -- Lieutenant, Captain, Major.
Ordinal
The teacher of a class of third graders records the letter grade for mathematics for each student.
Ordinal
A car magazine lists the most expensive cars for 2012.
Ratio
A local animal shelter keeps track of the weights of dogs that come in.
Ratio
A meteorologist compiles a list of temperatures in degrees Kelvin for the month of May
Ratio
Rain fall is an example of
Ratio
The teacher of a class of third graders records the height of each student.
Ratio
Weight of your pet
Ratio
City of birth is an example of a(n)
Nominal
Identify the scale of measurement for the following categorization of clothing: hat, shirt, shoes, pants
Nominal
If you classified the fruit in a basket as apple, orange, or banana, this would be an example of which level of measurement?
Nominal
The roster of a basketball team lists the jersey numbers for each of the players.
Nominal
The teacher of a class of third graders records the percentage that each student got correct on the last science test.
Ratio
What level of measurement possesses all the characteristics of interval measurement, and there exists a true zero?
Ratio