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Which type of measurement scale classifies elements into two or more categories without any order or magnitude?
Which type of measurement scale classifies elements into two or more categories without any order or magnitude?
- Interval
- Nominal (correct)
- Ordinal
- Ratio
What type of scale has no absolute zero point and establishes equal distances between scores, in addition to ordering the scores?
What type of scale has no absolute zero point and establishes equal distances between scores, in addition to ordering the scores?
- Ratio
- Nominal
- Interval (correct)
- Ordinal
Which type of scale not only orders scores but also has an absolute zero point?
Which type of scale not only orders scores but also has an absolute zero point?
- Nominal
- Interval
- Ordinal
- Ratio (correct)
What is a subgroup of the population used for statistical analysis called?
What is a subgroup of the population used for statistical analysis called?
Which numerical measure describes a characteristic of the population?
Which numerical measure describes a characteristic of the population?
What does the term 'statistics' originate from?
What does the term 'statistics' originate from?
In ancient times, how was statistics primarily used?
In ancient times, how was statistics primarily used?
Which measure of central tendency is most affected by extreme values in a dataset?
Which measure of central tendency is most affected by extreme values in a dataset?
When a dataset is right-skewed, where is the peak of the distribution located in relation to the mean?
When a dataset is right-skewed, where is the peak of the distribution located in relation to the mean?
In a dataset with multiple modes, what type of distribution does it represent?
In a dataset with multiple modes, what type of distribution does it represent?
What does skewness measure in a statistical distribution?
What does skewness measure in a statistical distribution?
What is the mean of the first set of data provided?
What is the mean of the first set of data provided?
In the second set of data, what is the median?
In the second set of data, what is the median?
What does having multiple modes in a distribution indicate?
What does having multiple modes in a distribution indicate?
When all values in a distribution are different, what happens to the mode?
When all values in a distribution are different, what happens to the mode?
Which measure of central tendency is most affected by extreme values in a dataset?
Which measure of central tendency is most affected by extreme values in a dataset?
In a highly positive skewed distribution, how do the mean, median, and mode relate to each other?
In a highly positive skewed distribution, how do the mean, median, and mode relate to each other?
