A researcher collecting ethnic data assigns the following numerical labels: 1 equals Caucasian
2 equals African American
3 equals Mexican American
4 equals Asian
This is an example of which type of data?
A) Interval
B) Nominal
C) Ordinal
D) Ratio

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Nominal-scale measurement is used when data can be organized into categories. In this example, the researcher assigned data to ethnic categories.
Interval-scale data have equal numerical distances between each point.
Ordinal data are assigned into categories that can be ranked.
Ratio meets requirements of interval data and has a True zero.

A Researcher Collecting Ethnic Data Assigns the Following Numerical Labels