Levels Of Measurement Flashcards
(8 cards)
Description of Nominal data
Data that can be classified into categories
Categories do not overlap
Examples of Nominal data
Depression symptoms have either improved, deteriorated or stayed the same
Your favourite fruit
Description of Ordinal Level data
There is an order or rank in the data
Does not have equal intervals between each unit
Based on subjective opinion
Usually questionnaire scores/ratings
Example of Ordinal Level data
Listing your favourite songs in order of how much you like them
Description of Interval Level data
Measuring something on a scale
Including units of equal, precisely defined size
Example of Interval Level data
Shoe size
Description of Ratio Level data
All the properties of interval data
( Measuring something on a scale
Including units of equal, precisely defined size )
But with a true zero ^^
Examples of Ratio Level data
Weight
Length
Heart rate
