TABLE 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 Table 1-2, the possible responses to the question "How satisfied are you with the U.S. economy today with 1 = very satisfied, 2 = moderately satisfied, 3 = neutral, 4 = moderately dissatisfied and 5 = very dissatisfied?" 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 possible responses represent levels or ranks of satisfaction, making it an ordinal scale variable. The categories have a specific order, but the numerical difference between them is not necessarily equal, and there is no true zero point. Therefore, it is not an interval or ratio scale variable.

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