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Types of Data: Nominal Data Analysis

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Why is it not appropriate to perform arithmetic operations on nominal data?

Nominal data has fixed distances between data points

Nominal data meets the assumptions for arithmetic calculations

Nominal data is named-only (correct)

Nominal data has an order to the information

What is a key characteristic of nominal data?

Separates information into different categories (correct)

Has a concept of degree or order

Associated with numbers

Allows arithmetic operations

In the context of nominal data, what would be the most appropriate type of analysis?

Comparing means

Measuring distances between categories

Calculating means

Calculating frequencies and percentages (correct)

Why are arithmetic calculations not suitable for ordinal data?

Ordinal data does not meet assumptions for arithmetic calculations Signup and view all the answers

What feature distinguishes ordinal data from nominal data?

Specifies an order to the information Signup and view all the answers

What type of analysis is generally more appropriate for ordinal data?

Calculating frequencies and percentages Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of interval data?

Equal distances between data points Signup and view all the answers

Why can't you interpret a mean of 4 as twice the mean of 2 for ordinal data?

The distance between data points is not equal Signup and view all the answers

What arithmetic operations are justifiable on interval data?

Addition and subtraction Signup and view all the answers

Why are scores on a test considered interval data?

Because of the equal differences in scores Signup and view all the answers

How does interval data differ from ratio data?

Ratio data can perform multiplication operations Signup and view all the answers

Which analysis can be performed on interval data?

One way analysis of variance Signup and view all the answers