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Question 1

Rationalism

Answer 1

Reason alone can help understand the workings of the world

Question 2

Empiricism

Answer 2

The mind is an empty table but learns about the world through experience

Question 3

Is homogeneity of observed objects a problem in cross-sectional data?

Answer 3

yes

Question 4

Is the nominal scale labeled?

Answer 4

yes

Question 5

Examples of nominal scale

Answer 5

color labels, disease categories

Question 6

What is the difference between nominal and ordinal scale?

Answer 6

Ordinal scale has an order as well.

Question 7

Examples of ordinal scale

Answer 7

School grades, wind force

Question 8

What is interval scale

Answer 8

labeled, ordered, and also has proportionate intervals between levels.

temperature, time

-> no meaningful zero point that represents that the variable is absent.

Question 9

Whatis ratio scale about?

Answer 9

labeled, ordered, proportional intervals, absolute zero

-> at 0 there is an absence of the variable

Question 10

Examples of ratio scale

Answer 10

income, price, frequency, weight