Levels of measurement Flashcards
1
Q
Likert scale questions are an example of…
A
ordinal data
2
Q
putting participants into groups of ‘old’ and ‘young’ is an example of…
A
nominal data
3
Q
Time in seconds is an example of…
A
interval data
4
Q
Define nominal data
A
data in discrete categories
5
Q
Define interval data
A
data that increases in set increments that are universal
6
Q
which stats test would we use if we had nominal data?
A
chi squared
7
Q
Define ordinal data
A
data that is not in set increments or not universal but can be ranked
8
Q
For a Mann Whitney U, which level of measurement do we need?
A
at least ordinal
9
Q
For a Spearmans Rho, which level of measurement do we need?
A
At least ordinal
10
Q
For a Wilcoxon, which level of measurement do we need?
A
At least ordinal