SCENARIO 1-2
A Wall Street Journal poll asked 2,150 adults in the U.S.a series of questions to find out their view on the U.S.economy.
-Referring to Scenario 1-2,the possible responses to the question "In which year do you think the last recession in the U.S.started?" result in
A)a nominal scale variable.
B)an ordinal scale variable.
C)an interval scale variable.
D)a ratio scale variable.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The responses to the question "In which year do you think the last recession in the U.S. started?" form an interval scale variable because the years are numeric and have equal intervals between them (one year). However, there is no true zero point because it is a subjective opinion rather than a measurable quantity. Therefore, it cannot be a ratio scale variable. It is also not an ordinal scale variable because the responses are not ordered in a meaningful way (e.g. from least to greatest or strongly disagree to strongly agree). Finally, it is not a nominal scale variable because the responses cannot be categorized into distinct non-numeric groups (e.g. male/female or yes/no).

SCENARIO 1-2 a Wall Street Journal Poll Asked 2,150 Adults in the in the U.S.a