Unit 1 Levels of Measurement
Baking temperatures for various main dishes: 350, 400, 325, 250, 300
Interval
The dates 1066, 1492, 1644, 1947, and 1944
Interval
Time of day on an analog watch
Interval
Political outlook: extreme left, left-of-center, right-of-center, extreme right
Nominal
Social security numbers
Nominal
The colors of crayons in a 24-crayon box
Nominal
A satisfaction survey of a social website by number: 1 = very satisfied, 2 = somewhat satisfied, 3 = not satisfied
Ordinal
Common letter grades: A, B, C, D, and F
Ordinal
High school soccer players classified by their athletic ability: Superior, Average, Above average.
Ordinal
Incomes measured in dollars.
Ratio
The distance in miles to the closest grocery store
Ratio
The heights of 21-65 year-old women
Ratio
Classify the level of measurement for the following variable labeled as: 1= dog 2= cat
nominal
The level of measurement where we can do the least mathematical calculations is
nominal
The lowest level of measurement is the
nominal
A movie rating out of 5 stars is an example of a variable classified as
ordinal
The level of measurement that uses categories that are in some order is
ordinal
The Level of measurement that allows the most mathematical calculations
ratio
The highest level of measurement is the
ratio
The level of measurement that has a true zero point is
ratio