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Which of the following is a characteristic of an ordinal scale?
Which of the following is a characteristic of an ordinal scale?
- It places items in a ranked order. (correct)
- It has a true, meaningful zero point.
- It provides the mean, median, mode and frequencies.
- It has known, equal intervals.
A researcher asks participants how many hours they exercise per week. Responses range from 0 to 10 hours. Which type of scale is being used?
A researcher asks participants how many hours they exercise per week. Responses range from 0 to 10 hours. Which type of scale is being used?
- Nominal.
- Ordinal.
- Interval.
- Ratio. (correct)
A researcher asks participants to indicate their favorite type of cuisine: Italian, Chinese, or Mexican. Which type of scale is being used?
A researcher asks participants to indicate their favorite type of cuisine: Italian, Chinese, or Mexican. Which type of scale is being used?
- Nominal. (correct)
- Ordinal.
- Interval.
- Ratio.
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
A survey asks, don't you agree that our hotel offers the best service in the city? Which type of misleading question format is being used?
A survey asks, don't you agree that our hotel offers the best service in the city? Which type of misleading question format is being used?
A survey asks, why don't you care about environmental issues? Which type of misleading question format is being used?
A survey asks, why don't you care about environmental issues? Which type of misleading question format is being used?
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Study Notes
Ordinal Scale Characteristics
- The order of the values is meaningful but the differences between them are not.
Exercise Hours Question
- Ratio scale is being used.
Cuisine Preference Question
- Nominal scale is being used.
Incorrect Statement
- All scales of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio) are used to measure variables.
Hotel Service Question
- Leading question format.
Environmental Issues Question
- Loaded question format.
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