Levels of measurement, probability and significance

Question 1

What does ‘levels of measurement’ refer to?

Answer 1

the type of data being collected

Question 2

Name the types of data

Answer 2

ordinal data

nominal data

interval data

Question 3

define ordinal data

Answer 3

data in categories

Question 4

example of ordinal data

Answer 4

yes/no

ratings

Question 5

define nominal data

Answer 5

ranked data where the difference between items is not the same

Question 6

example nominal data

Answer 6

favourite foods of a group of nurses

Question 7

define interval data

Answer 7

data with equal units and can have minus numbers

Question 8

example of interval data

Answer 8

heart rate of newborn babies