Deck 3: Scales of Measurement

Question 1

What is NOT true about variables?

A) It is a measurable factor that has an effect on a phenomenon
B) It must have at least two categories with varying answers
C) There are four types of variables
D) The type of variable does not determines the types of statistical analysis

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What are the scales of measurements, listing them from the lowest to the highest level of scale?

Answer 2

NOMINAL, ORDINAL, INTERVAL, RATIO

Question 3

What type of variables are these?

Answer 3

INTERVAL, RATIO

Question 4

a. Three brands of hand lotion are ranked according to consumers' preferences for them. _______
b. Heights of each participant measured to the nearest inch. _______
c. Intelligence measured for each student. _______
d. Participants name the states in which they reside. _______
e. Amount of money in savings account. _______
f. Religions Affiliation _______
g. Instructors classified as: Easy, Hard, Very Hard. _______
h. Income earned last year. _______
i. The distance between 7 and 8 is the same distance from 1 to 2 on a 10-point rating scale (2 possible answers) _______

Question 5

Categorical measurements refer to _______________________ and ____________________, while Numerical (Continuous) measurements refer to _______________________ and ___________________.

Question 6

The football coach of UCLA wants to assign positions for defense players. He determines who gets the position through their weight. If he decides to go for the heavier guys, what kind of scale of measurement would the coach refer to?

A) Ordinal
B) Ratio
C) Nominal
D) Interval

Question 7

"Who is your favorite baseball team?" What scale would this measurement be?

A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio

Question 8

Of the four scales of measurement a rank order is known to be a(n) _____________________ measurement.

Question 9

A variable is any _______________________ factor that has an effect on a ___________________________.