Types of Variables and Levels of Measurement

Question 1

phenomenon whose value remains the same
from person to person, from time to time, or
from place to place

Answer 1

Constant

Question 2

information on any characteristic that can
vary

Answer 2

Variable

Question 3

its values and categories cannot be measured with certainty because it changes over time

Answer 3

Variable

Question 4

Give examples of constant

Answer 4

Value of pi
Gravity (g) = 9.8 m/s2
Speed of light
Avogradro’s number

Question 5

Give examples of variable

Answer 5

smoking habits, age of gestation, weight,
educational attainment

Question 6

Variables can be ______or _________ depending on the objective of the data collection

Answer 6

Qualitative, Quantitative

Question 7

describe by features, generally by words
▪ categories are simply used as labels to distinguish one group from another

Answer 7

Qualitative

Question 8

it cannot be used as basis to say that one group is greater or lesser, higher or lower, or better or worse than the other group

Answer 8

Qualitative

Question 9

one whose categories can be measured or ordered according to quantity or amount

Answer 9

Quantitative Variables

Question 10

Levels of Measurements

Answer 10

Nominal, Ordinal, Dischotomous, Interval, Ratio

Question 11

variables that have no measurement scales
and no rank order

Answer 11

Nominal

Question 12

examples of dichotomous

Answer 12

skin color, biological gender, health status

Question 12

Examples of nominal

Answer 12

blood types, vegetable or fruit colors, marital status

Question 12

is nominal quanti or quali?

Answer 12

quali

Question 12

Represent categories, names, or labels (does not represent quantity; no implied order to the categories).

Answer 12

Nominal

Question 13

Binary Variables. variables that only have two levels

Answer 13

Dichotomous

Question 14

Dichotomous and Nominal Variables are sometimes called ______ because the different categories are completely separate from each other

Answer 14

Discrete Variables

Question 15

variables that can be ranked or ordered either Qualitative or Quantitative, depending on the objective of the data collection

Answer 15

Ordinal

Question 16

Examples of ordinal

Answer 16

severity of disease, physical activity, likert scale

better to worse or
highest to lowest

Question 17

values are separated by equally spaced intervals and has no true zero point

Answer 17

interval

Question 18

has standard units and are infinite

Answer 18

INterval

Question 19

zero is _____ and does not indicate the absence of the quantity being measured

Answer 19

arbitrary; interval

Question 20

interval can only be

Answer 20

added or subtracted

Question 21

examples of interval

Answer 21

temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit, IQ scores,

Question 22

there is equal intervals between values and has true zero point

Answer 22

ratio

Question 23

ratio can be

Answer 23

data can be added, subtracted, divided, and multiplied

Question 24

Examples of ratio

Answer 24

height, weight, distance, temperature in Kelvin

Question 25

Rank from most info to least info

Answer 25

R-I-O-D-N

Question 26

Qualitative is also known as

Answer 26

Categorical data

Question 27

Quantitative is also known as

Answer 27

Numerical data

Question 28

From the Greek word, “___” means “in two”; “___” means “to cut

Answer 28

Dicho; temnien