1.3 Levels of Measurement

Problem 1

Determine whether the following possible responses should be classified as interval, nominal or ordinal data.

  1. Do you feel that the stay in New York was sufficiently long?
  2. Which of the following features of the hotel in New York did you find most attractive: location, facilities, room size, or price?
  3. What is the maximum number of hours per day that you would like to spend travelling?
  4. What is the current temperature outside?

 

Correct Answers
  1. NOMINAL
  2. NOMINAL
  3. INTERVAL
  4. INTERVAL

Problem 2

Determine whether the following possible responses should be classified as ratio, interval, nominal or ordinal data.

  1. Your hometown
  2. The starting salaries of new Ph.D. graduates from a statistics program
  3. The type of car a person drives
  4. The size of fries (small, medium, large) ordered by a sample of Burger King customers

 

Correct Answers
  1. NOMINAL
  2. RATIO
  3. NOMINAL
  4. ORDINAL

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