Chapter 6: Measurement

Question 0

Discrete data can also be known as?

Answer 0

Nominal and categorical data

Question 1

What is discrete data?

Answer 1

Dated that is counted

Question 2

What is continuous data?

Answer 2

Data that can be measured

Question 3

What are the three types of continuous data?

Answer 3

Ordinal, interval, ratio

Question 4

What is ordinal data?

Answer 4

Ranks elements in logical numerical order, sequence suggest Value of data, raking positions are relative, distance between ranks is unknown, zero does not exist

Question 5

What is interval data?

Answer 5

Identifies highest, next highest, and so on, Identifies exact differences between and among scores, acknowledges zero, allows meaningful comparisons, Likert type scale, semantic differential scale

Question 6

What is ratio data?

Answer 6

All the characteristics of interval data, zero is absolute – indicates complete lack of the variable measured, provides measure of degree to which something actually exist