Types of Data in Inferential Statistics

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Which of the following best describes the ordinal level of measurement?

Orders data but does not have a true zero point (correct)

Categorizes data into mutually exclusive and exhaustive categories

Data that consists of categories with no inherent order

Data that can be measured on a scale with a true zero point

In statistics, what is a parameter?

A value that indicates the spread of the data

A numerical description of a sample characteristic

A numerical characteristic of a population (correct)

A descriptive measure of central tendency

Which type of measurement level has data that can be ranked and has equal intervals between consecutive numbers?

Interval level (correct)

Ratio level

Nominal level

Ordinal level

Data at the ratio level of measurement possess which key characteristic?

True zero point and equal intervals (C) Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes nominal level data from other levels of measurement?

Consists of categories with no inherent order (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used for a numerical description of a sample characteristic in statistics?

Statistic (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which level of measurement allows for mathematical computations to be made?

Ratio (A) Signup and view all the answers

Data at the nominal level of measurement is characterized by:

Attributes, labels, or nonnumerical entries. (C) Signup and view all the answers

In which level of measurement can only qualities be represented?

Nominal (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of data involves numerical measurements or counts?

Quantitative data (D) Signup and view all the answers

At the ordinal level of measurement, data can be:

Ranked or ordered. (B) Signup and view all the answers

The interval level of measurement differs from the ratio level in that:

Ratio data can have a true zero point. (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of data at the nominal level of measurement?

Names of students in your class (B) Signup and view all the answers

If data are arranged in order, but the differences between entries are not meaningful, at which level of measurement are they classified?

Ordinal (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of data at the interval level of measurement?

Temperatures measured in Fahrenheit (A) Signup and view all the answers

At which level of measurement can a ratio of two data values be formed, allowing one value to be expressed as a ratio of another?

Ratio (A) Signup and view all the answers

If data are quantitative and a zero entry is meaningful, at which level of measurement are they classified?

Ratio (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of data that could be measured at the ratio level?

Weights of objects in kilograms (B) Signup and view all the answers