Ordinal vs Interval Scale Quiz

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Which of the following is an example of an ordinal scale?

  • Temperature in Fahrenheit
  • Weight in Pounds
  • Basketball Uniform Numbers
  • Competition Rank (correct)

Which level of measurement has a true zero point?

  • Nominal
  • Ratio (correct)
  • Interval
  • Ordinal

Which of the following variable types has labels and a specific order, but no defined interval between the values?

  • Discrete
  • Quantitative
  • Continuous
  • Ordinal (correct)

Which of these is an example of a quantitative variable?

<p>Weight in Pounds (D)</p>
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Which of the following is an example of a qualitative variable?

<p>Level of Satisfaction (A)</p>
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of statistics?

<p>Statistical laws are exact. (A)</p>
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What is the difference between a population and a sample?

<p>A population is the entire group being studied, while a sample is a subset of that group. (A)</p>
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Which of the following is an example of a discrete variable?

<p>Number of siblings (A)</p>
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Which level of measurement would 'Favorite color' be considered?

<p>Nominal (D)</p>
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Which type of statistics is used to organize and summarize data?

<p>Descriptive statistics (D)</p>
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Which of the following is an example of a continuous variable?

<p>Weight of students (A)</p>
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What type of variable has an infinite number of possible values that are not countable?

<p>Continuous (B)</p>
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Which of the following is an example of a qualitative variable?

<p>Gender (A)</p>
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A quantitative variable that can be counted and has a finite number of possible values is called:

<p>Discrete (D)</p>
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Which level of measurement is based on labels with no specific order?

<p>Nominal (A)</p>
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If you measure to obtain the value of a variable, it is likely to be which type of variable?

<p>Continuous (A)</p>
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Which of the following is an example of a discrete variable?

<p>Number of body temperatures recorded (D)</p>
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