10 Questions
What is a characteristic that can be measured and can assume different values?
Variable
Which type of data in social sciences is derived by enumeration?
Enumerative data
Which scale should simply be called 'labels' and has no numerical significance?
Nominal Scale
What is the nature of most data in social sciences?
Enumerative
In which type of scale, the order of the values is important and significant?
Ordinal Scale
What does the word 'data' mean?
Something given or admitted
How are most data in sciences expressed?
In numerical values
What are graphic and symbolic data?
Modes of data presentation
How are qualitative data typically expressed in sciences?
As descriptive statements
In what way are affirmative and negative answers coded for obtaining numerical data?
'1' and '0'
Test your knowledge on the nature of data and measurement scales in social science with this quiz based on Tensay H.'s quantitative research material. Learn about the definition of data and its various interpretations from different sources.
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