Exam 1: Levels of Measurement in SPSS

A researcher rank-orders participants according to the highest level of education attained, giving the participants with high school diplomas a rank of 1, participants with associate degrees a rank of 2, and so on. The researcher has measured at what SPSS Statistics level?

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Researchers often choose a statistical method for analyzing a dataset based on the purpose of the research.

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The amount of salary a person earns per year is measured at the SPSS Statistics scale level of measurement.

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A researcher classified participants by the state in which they were born. The researcher has measured at what SPSS Statistics level?

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Question 4

Measuring political party affiliation by grouping individuals into such categories as Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and so on is at what level of measurement?

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Question 5

In SPSS Statistics, ordinal and interval levels of measurement are combined into the scale level of measurement.

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Question 6

A researcher labels one group as the control group and one group as the experimental group. What is the SPSS Statistics level of measurement for the labels?

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Question 7

Consider a variable that has no absolute zero (such as SAT scores) and has equal intervals. In SPSS Statistics, this variable is categorized as being which of the following?

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A data set of one hundred individuals' weight (in pounds) is at what level of measurement in SPSS Statistics?

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Question 9

A researcher measured participants' responses to a self-esteem survey using a Likert scale (1 to 5). The researcher has measured at what level of measurement in SPSS Statistics?

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A researcher measured a variable at the ratio level. He or she has measured at which SPSS Statistics level?

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Question 11

The three major steps in research are: collect data, analyze data, and interpret data.

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Question 12

A researcher wants to compare overall finishing place in a road race (e.g., 1^st, 2^nd, etc.) with the number of hours of running practice. What is the SPSS Statistics level of measurement for the finishing place?

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SPSS Statistics levels of measurement can be grouped into scale and nominal.

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A researcher rank-orders participants according to the highest level of education attained, giving the participants with high school diplomas a rank of 1, participants with associate degrees a rank of 2, and so on. The researcher has measured at what SPSS Statistics level?

Researchers often choose a statistical method for analyzing a dataset based on the purpose of the research.

The amount of salary a person earns per year is measured at the SPSS Statistics scale level of measurement.

A researcher classified participants by the state in which they were born. The researcher has measured at what SPSS Statistics level?

Measuring political party affiliation by grouping individuals into such categories as Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and so on is at what level of measurement?

In SPSS Statistics, ordinal and interval levels of measurement are combined into the scale level of measurement.

A researcher labels one group as the control group and one group as the experimental group. What is the SPSS Statistics level of measurement for the labels?

Consider a variable that has no absolute zero (such as SAT scores) and has equal intervals. In SPSS Statistics, this variable is categorized as being which of the following?

A data set of one hundred individuals' weight (in pounds) is at what level of measurement in SPSS Statistics?

A researcher measured participants' responses to a self-esteem survey using a Likert scale (1 to 5). The researcher has measured at what level of measurement in SPSS Statistics?

A researcher measured a variable at the ratio level. He or she has measured at which SPSS Statistics level?

The three major steps in research are: collect data, analyze data, and interpret data.

A researcher wants to compare overall finishing place in a road race (e.g., 1^st, 2^nd, etc.) with the number of hours of running practice. What is the SPSS Statistics level of measurement for the finishing place?

SPSS Statistics levels of measurement can be grouped into scale and nominal.

Entering and Saving a Set of Scores Scale Variable

Frequency Distribution

Histogram

Frequency Polygon

Mean, Median, and Mode: One Group, Two Scale Variables

Mean and Standard Deviation: Two or More Groups, One Scale Variable

Z-Scores Standard Scores

Scattergram

Correlation Coefficients: The Pearson R and Spearmans RHO

Simple Linear Regression

The T-Test for a Single Sample Mean

Paired-Samples T-Test

Independent-Samples T-Test

One-Way ANOVA

Chi-Square Goodness-Of-Fit Test

Chi-Square Test of Independence

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Exam 1: Levels of Measurement in SPSS

A researcher rank-orders participants according to the highest level of education attained, giving the participants with high school diplomas a rank of 1, participants with associate degrees a rank of 2, and so on. The researcher has measured at what SPSS Statistics level?

Researchers often choose a statistical method for analyzing a dataset based on the purpose of the research.

The amount of salary a person earns per year is measured at the SPSS Statistics scale level of measurement.

A researcher classified participants by the state in which they were born. The researcher has measured at what SPSS Statistics level?

Measuring political party affiliation by grouping individuals into such categories as Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and so on is at what level of measurement?

In SPSS Statistics, ordinal and interval levels of measurement are combined into the scale level of measurement.

A researcher labels one group as the control group and one group as the experimental group. What is the SPSS Statistics level of measurement for the labels?

Consider a variable that has no absolute zero (such as SAT scores) and has equal intervals. In SPSS Statistics, this variable is categorized as being which of the following?

A data set of one hundred individuals' weight (in pounds) is at what level of measurement in SPSS Statistics?

A researcher measured participants' responses to a self-esteem survey using a Likert scale (1 to 5). The researcher has measured at what level of measurement in SPSS Statistics?

A researcher measured a variable at the ratio level. He or she has measured at which SPSS Statistics level?

The three major steps in research are: collect data, analyze data, and interpret data.

A researcher wants to compare overall finishing place in a road race (e.g., 1st, 2nd, etc.) with the number of hours of running practice. What is the SPSS Statistics level of measurement for the finishing place?

SPSS Statistics levels of measurement can be grouped into scale and nominal.

Entering and Saving a Set of Scores Scale Variable

Frequency Distribution

Histogram

Frequency Polygon

Mean, Median, and Mode: One Group, Two Scale Variables

Mean and Standard Deviation: Two or More Groups, One Scale Variable

Z-Scores Standard Scores

Scattergram

Correlation Coefficients: The Pearson R and Spearmans RHO

Simple Linear Regression

The T-Test for a Single Sample Mean

Paired-Samples T-Test

Independent-Samples T-Test

One-Way ANOVA

Chi-Square Goodness-Of-Fit Test

Chi-Square Test of Independence

Filters

A researcher wants to compare overall finishing place in a road race (e.g., 1^st, 2^nd, etc.) with the number of hours of running practice. What is the SPSS Statistics level of measurement for the finishing place?