Levels of measurement Flashcards

1
Q

Likert scale questions are an example of…

A

ordinal data

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2
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putting participants into groups of ‘old’ and ‘young’ is an example of…

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nominal data

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3
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Time in seconds is an example of…

A

interval data

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4
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Define nominal data

A

data in discrete categories

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5
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Define interval data

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data that increases in set increments that are universal

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6
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which stats test would we use if we had nominal data?

A

chi squared

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7
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Define ordinal data

A

data that is not in set increments or not universal but can be ranked

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8
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For a Mann Whitney U, which level of measurement do we need?

A

at least ordinal

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9
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For a Spearmans Rho, which level of measurement do we need?

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At least ordinal

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10
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For a Wilcoxon, which level of measurement do we need?

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At least ordinal

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