levels of measurement (types of data)

Question 1

Likert scale questions are an example of…

Answer 1

ordinal data

Question 2

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

Answer 2

nominal data

Question 3

Time in seconds is an example of…

Answer 3

interval data

Question 4

Define nominal data

Answer 4

data in discrete categories

Question 5

Define interval data

Answer 5

data that increases in set increments that are universal

Question 6

Define ordinal data

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

at least ordinal

Question 8

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

Answer 8

At least ordinal

Question 9

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

Answer 9

At least ordinal

Question 10

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

Answer 10

chi squared