Data - Interval, Nominal, Ordinal, And Ratio

Question 1

Interval Data

Answer 1

• Distance between values on a numerical scale
• Ex — temperature or standardized test scores

Question 2

Nominal Data

Answer 2

• Describes categories without a specific order (most basic level of measurement)
• Ex — male/female, hair color, nationalities, names of people

Question 3

Ordinal Data

Answer 3

• Categorical, qualitative, non-numeric data
• Ex — strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree

Question 4

Ratio Data

Answer 4

• Quantitative data that has a true zero, it cannot have negative values
• Ex — speed measures in mph (where zero mph means no forward motion), length in inches, weight in pounds, time measured in minutes