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Which level of measurement involves data that may be arranged in some order, but differences between data values either cannot be determined or are meaningless?
Which level of measurement involves data that may be arranged in some order, but differences between data values either cannot be determined or are meaningless?
- Ratio level
- Interval level
- Nominal level
- Ordinal level (correct)
Which of the following is an example of a variable measured at the interval level?
Which of the following is an example of a variable measured at the interval level?
- IQ levels (high, average, low) (correct)
- Food preferences
- Stage of disease
- Social economic class (First, Middle, Lower)
What characteristic of an ordinal scale distinguishes it from the nominal scale?
What characteristic of an ordinal scale distinguishes it from the nominal scale?
- Ability to classify subjects
- Ability to determine exact differences
- Ability to rank subjects (correct)
- Ability to perform arithmetic operations
On which level of measurement can you perform arithmetic operations like addition and subtraction?
On which level of measurement can you perform arithmetic operations like addition and subtraction?
What does a value of zero signify in an interval scale?
What does a value of zero signify in an interval scale?
Which scale represents the highest, most precise level of measurement?
Which scale represents the highest, most precise level of measurement?
Which of the following is a property of the interval level of measurement?
Which of the following is a property of the interval level of measurement?
Which characteristic is associated with quantitative variables?
Which characteristic is associated with quantitative variables?
In which level of measurement are values represented by categories with no quantitative significance?
In which level of measurement are values represented by categories with no quantitative significance?
What does it imply if a variable is at the ordinal level of measurement?
What does it imply if a variable is at the ordinal level of measurement?
Which type of variable allows for meaningful ratios and a value of zero to indicate absence of the quantity?
Which type of variable allows for meaningful ratios and a value of zero to indicate absence of the quantity?
What is a key characteristic of variables measured at the nominal level?
What is a key characteristic of variables measured at the nominal level?
What type of variable has an infinite number of possible values that are not countable?
What type of variable has an infinite number of possible values that are not countable?
Which level of measurement classifies persons or objects into two or more categories?
Which level of measurement classifies persons or objects into two or more categories?
What kind of variable is a quantitative variable that only takes on a finite or countable number of possible values?
What kind of variable is a quantitative variable that only takes on a finite or countable number of possible values?
Which of the following is an example of a nominal level data?
Which of the following is an example of a nominal level data?
A quantitative variable that can be measured and has equal intervals between the values belongs to which level of measurement?
A quantitative variable that can be measured and has equal intervals between the values belongs to which level of measurement?
Which type of variable represents a class or category?
Which type of variable represents a class or category?
