Levels of Measurement Flashcards
1
Q
3 levels of measurement
A
Nominal
Ordinal
Interval
2
Q
What’s nominal data
A
Types of data in the form of categories
Discrete
Doesn’t enable sensitive analysis —> doesn’t yield numerical result for each ppt
Uses the mode
3
Q
Whats ordinal data
A
Represented in ranking form
No equal intervals
Lacks precision as is based on the subjective option of people
Used median + range
4
Q
What’s interval data?
A
Based on numerical scales which include equal units of precisely defined size
Mean and standard deviation
