Understanding Discrete Data
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Which level of data measurement is characterized by having numbers that can be used only to classify or categorize?

  • Ratio level
  • Nominal level (correct)
  • Interval level
  • Ordinal level
  • What type of data measurement allows for ranking or ordering of objects?

  • Interval level
  • Ratio level
  • Nominal level
  • Ordinal level (correct)
  • Which level of data measurement has an absolute zero and meaningful ratio between numbers?

  • Nominal level
  • Ordinal level
  • Interval level
  • Ratio level (correct)
  • What is true about interval-level data?

    <p>The distances between consecutive numbers are equal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of data measurement has a zero that is just another point on the scale and not the absence of the phenomenon?

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

    What distinguishes ratio data from interval data?

    <p>Ratio data have a meaningful zero.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of data consists of numerical values that are not restricted to specific numbers?

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

    What type of scale yields discrete data?

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

    In which type of variable do values take on every point over a given interval?

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

    Which of the following examples represents discrete data?

    <p>Counting the number of defects in a batch of items</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of data is produced by measuring against a scale made up of distinct steps?

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

    For which type of measurement would a stopwatch be more suitable than a clock or wristwatch?

    <p>Measuring the length of bus journeys</p> Signup and view all the answers

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