Ordinal Level Data
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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?

  • Ratio level
  • Interval level
  • Nominal level
  • Ordinal level (correct)
  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>Interval level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a value of zero signify in an interval scale?

    <p>Absence of the quantity being measured</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scale represents the highest, most precise level of measurement?

    <p>Ratio scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a property of the interval level of measurement?

    <p>A value of zero means the absence of the quantity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic is associated with quantitative variables?

    <p>Arithmetic operations like division can be performed on them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which level of measurement are values represented by categories with no quantitative significance?

    <p>Nominal level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it imply if a variable is at the ordinal level of measurement?

    <p>Values can be categorized but not ranked.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of variable allows for meaningful ratios and a value of zero to indicate absence of the quantity?

    <p>Quantitative variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key characteristic of variables measured at the nominal level?

    <p>Values represent categories with no quantitative significance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of variable has an infinite number of possible values that are not countable?

    <p>Continuous variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which level of measurement classifies persons or objects into two or more categories?

    <p>Nominal Level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of variable is a quantitative variable that only takes on a finite or countable number of possible values?

    <p>Discrete variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a nominal level data?

    <p>Type of school (public vs. private)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A quantitative variable that can be measured and has equal intervals between the values belongs to which level of measurement?

    <p>Interval Level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of variable represents a class or category?

    <p>Nominal variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

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