Question 1

The nominal level of measurement is represented in which variable below?

Accepted Answer

A) fear of crime 
B) temperature 
C) income 
D) gender 
A) fear of crime 
B) temperature 
C) income 
D) gender

Question 2

The ordinal level of measurement is represented in which variable below?

Accepted Answer

A) fear of crime 
B) temperature 
C) income 
D) gender 
A) fear of crime 
B) temperature 
C) income 
D) gender

Question 3

The meaning of a number is a product of:

Accepted Answer

A) its use in a statistic 
B) the level of measurement 
C) its relationship to some condition 
D) b and c above 
A) its use in a statistic 
B) the level of measurement 
C) its relationship to some condition 
D) b and c above

Question 4

The greatest error in treating data at one level as if it were at another is when

Accepted Answer

A) ordinal is used as interval 
B) nominal is used as ordinal 
C) ratio is used as interval 
D) nominal is used as interval 
A) ordinal is used as interval 
B) nominal is used as ordinal 
C) ratio is used as interval 
D) nominal is used as interval

Question 5

Very few important variables are measured at the nominal level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The nominal level of measurement is represented in which variable below?

The ordinal level of measurement is represented in which variable below?

The meaning of a number is a product of:

The greatest error in treating data at one level as if it were at another is when

Very few important variables are measured at the nominal level.

Introduction to Statistics

Graphical Statistics

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion

Curves and Distributions

Frequency Distributions

Elementary Relationships: Crosstabulation Tables

Hypotheses and Sampling Distributions

Statistical Significance

Testing for Significance: the Chi-Square Test

Testing for Significance in Two Groups: the T-Test

Testing for Significance in Multiple Groups: the Analysis of Variance Statistic

The Concept of Association

Testing for Association: Phi

Testing for Association: Pearsons R and Regression

Doing Real Research: Elementary Multivariate Relationships

Box Plots

Skewness and Kurtosis

Ordinal-Level Tests of Significance

Multiple Comparison Tests

Nominal Level Tests of Association

Ordinal Level Tests of Association

Addendum Probability

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Exam 2: Levels of Measurement

The nominal level of measurement is represented in which variable below?

The ordinal level of measurement is represented in which variable below?

The meaning of a number is a product of:

The greatest error in treating data at one level as if it were at another is when

Very few important variables are measured at the nominal level.

Introduction to Statistics

Graphical Statistics

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion

Curves and Distributions

Frequency Distributions

Elementary Relationships: Crosstabulation Tables

Hypotheses and Sampling Distributions

Statistical Significance

Testing for Significance: the Chi-Square Test

Testing for Significance in Two Groups: the T-Test

Testing for Significance in Multiple Groups: the Analysis of Variance Statistic

The Concept of Association

Testing for Association: Phi

Testing for Association: Pearsons R and Regression

Doing Real Research: Elementary Multivariate Relationships

Box Plots

Skewness and Kurtosis

Ordinal-Level Tests of Significance

Multiple Comparison Tests

Nominal Level Tests of Association

Ordinal Level Tests of Association

Addendum Probability

Filters