week 5: level of measurement

Question 1

explain nominal data

Answer 1

lowest of the 4 levels of measurement

cannot be rank ordered
eg, 1 = male
2= female

exclusive and exhaustive: cannot overlap, no leftovers

analyse mode and frequency

Question 2

what does nominal data analyse for?

Answer 2

mode and frequency

Question 3

can nominal data be rank ordered?

Answer 3

no

Question 4

which level of measurement needs to be exclusive and exhaustive?

Answer 4

nominal

Question 5

list the 4 levels of measurements

Answer 5

nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio

Question 6

explain ordinal level

Answer 6

the number of order matters, it can be ranked

unequal intervals though.

it analyses median, mode, frequency

Question 7

ordinal level cannot be ranked, true or false?

Answer 7

false, it can be ranked

Question 8

what does ordinal level analyse for?

Answer 8

median, mode, frequency

Question 9

explain interval level of measurement

Answer 9

equal intervals, order matters.
no zero point.

analyse median, mode, frequency and mean ( plus and minus)

Question 10

which level of measurement has an absolute zero?

Answer 10

ratio

Question 11

what does interval analyse for?

Answer 11

median, mode, frequency,mean (+/-)

Question 12

explain ratio

Answer 12

it has an absolute zero

analyse median, mode, frequency, mean (+/-/ division/ x)

Question 13

what does ratio analyse for?

Answer 13

analyse median, mode, frequency, mean (+/-/ division/ x)