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What is the primary purpose of a nominal variable?
What is the primary purpose of a nominal variable?
- To determine the reliability of a measurement instrument
- To name, label or categorize particular attributes (correct)
- To measure the quantity of an attribute
- To determine the order or rank of an attribute
Which of the following is an example of an ordinal variable?
Which of the following is an example of an ordinal variable?
- Rating of a product on a scale of 1 to 5 (correct)
- Email address
- Age in years
- Gender
What is the minimum value of reliability considered as 'excellent' according to Hinton et al. (2004)?
What is the minimum value of reliability considered as 'excellent' according to Hinton et al. (2004)?
- 0.80
- 0.90 (correct)
- 0.70
- 0.95
What is the relationship between reliability and validity?
What is the relationship between reliability and validity?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a nominal variable?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a nominal variable?
What is the second level of measurement?
What is the second level of measurement?
What is the primary characteristic of nominal variables?
What is the primary characteristic of nominal variables?
Which type of variable is an extension of nominal variables and takes values with an order or rank?
Which type of variable is an extension of nominal variables and takes values with an order or rank?
What is the key feature of interval variables?
What is the key feature of interval variables?
Which type of variable is used to measure values with a true zero value?
Which type of variable is used to measure values with a true zero value?
What is the primary purpose of measurement strategies in research?
What is the primary purpose of measurement strategies in research?
What is the main characteristic of an interval variable?
What is the main characteristic of an interval variable?
What is the term for the tools or methods used to collect data in research?
What is the term for the tools or methods used to collect data in research?
What type of variable is height an example of?
What type of variable is height an example of?
What is the difference between an interval variable and a ratio variable?
What is the difference between an interval variable and a ratio variable?
What is an example of an interval variable?
What is an example of an interval variable?
What is the purpose of pre-testing in research?
What is the purpose of pre-testing in research?
What is the minimum reliability suggested for an exploratory or pilot study?
What is the minimum reliability suggested for an exploratory or pilot study?
