types of measurements practice Flashcards
Political affiliation: republica, democrat, independant
nominal
College classification (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior)
nominal
social security number (hint: the number is just a label)
nominal
Amount of time it takes a pain reliever to work
ratio
length or width of a room
ratio
order of runners finishing a race
ordinal
gender
nominal
a five-point likert scale with values “strongly agree,” “agree,” “neutral,” “disagree,” and “strongly agree”
interval
average number or cell phones owned by families in Cisco, TX
ratio
My level of happiness, rated from 1 to 10
interval
Amount of Household Income Above (+) or Below (-) Poverty Level
interval
Body Temperature in Degrees Fahrenheit
interval
Client Ranking of Leisure Activities from Least (1) to Most (5) Preferred
ordinal
Client Identification Number
nominal
Heart Rate (beats per minute)
ratio
hair color of women on a high school tennis team
nominal
numbers on the shirts of a girlʹs soccer team
nominal
ages of students in a statistic class
ratio
temperatures of 22 selected refrigerators
interval
number of milligrams of tar in 28 cigarettes
ratio
number of pages in your statistics book
ratio
marriage status (married, single, or divorced) of the faculty at the University of Colorado
nominal
list of 1247 social security numbers
nominal
he ratings of a movie ranging from ʺpoorʺ to ʺgoodʺ to ʺexcellentʺ
ordinal
the final grades (A, B, C, D, and F) for students in a statistics class
ordinal
the annual salaries for all teachers in California
ratio
list of zip codes for Chicago
nominal
he nationalities listed in a recent survey (for example, Asian, European, or Hispanic).
nominal
the amounts of fat (in grams) in 44 cookies
ratio
the years the summer Olympics were held in the United States
interval
numbers of touchdowns scored by a major university in five randomly selected games
ratio
the average daily temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) on five randomly selected days
interval
manuscripts rated ʺacceptableʺ or ʺunacceptableʺ
ordinal
the lengths (in minutes) of the top ten movies wth respect to ticket sales in 2007
ratio
define nominal scale of measurement
Describes a measurement system where there are differences in quality rather than quantity. Nomin, meaning name. These measure items that are categorical or discrete in nature. Variables are labels, always qualitative. (Political party membership)
define ordinal scale of measurement
variables imply intensity or severity. Assigns numbers to observation in a sequence, from lesser to greater; explains how variables can be ordered along some type of continuum; have rank; (USDA stickers placed on cuts of meat (prime, lean, etc.)
define interval scale of measurement
Interval scales are numeric scales in which we know not only the order, but also the exact differences between the values. The classic example of an interval scale is temperature because the difference between each value is the same. They don’t have a “true zero.” For example, there is no such thing as “no temperature.”
define ratio scale of measurement
uses absolute zero corresponding to an absence of the trait or characteristic being measured; usually used in physical and biological sciences (height, weight, speed of travel, Percentage scores on an exam)
