Matilda is interested in number of books read by each of the third grade children in her school district during the academic year. She believes that there may be differences in the number of books read by classroom and by school and she thinks there is a positive relationship between number of books read and reading achievement as measured on the standardized assessment given at the end of the year.
-In Matilda's study the variable 'classroom' would be considered an) ___________ level variable.
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval
D) ratio

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The variable 'classroom' is a nominal level variable because it is a categorical variable that cannot be ordered or ranked. It simply identifies different groups or categories, in this case, different third-grade classrooms.

Matilda Is Interested in Number of Books Read by Each