Identify the level of measurement for the following? 1)What state/country were you born?
2)What is the temperature outside rigth now?
3)Rank all of the courses you are currently.The class you look most forward to taking will be rank one ,next two ,and so on . what is the rank assigned to this class
Nominal scale
Ordinal scale
Interval scale
Ratio measurement
The above are the levels of measurement.
Check out what each level is, then determine which one fits your three questions.
I hope that this helps out.
Identify the level of measurement for the following? 1)What state/country were you born?
The Nominal Scale:
The Nominal scale is a tool largely used by entities that collect and categorize data. There are many practical, everyday uses for a nominal scale in industries. the nominal scale does not assign numerical values to the numbers used.#1
The nominal scale uses numbers but the numbers have no value or relation to the other numbers. Just because data is designated as "1" does not mean that it is better than, smaller than, or comes before data that is designated as "25."
Nominal scales studies of Universities may use the nominal scale to classify girls as "1" and boys as "2."
or>#1)What state/country were you born?
Interval scale:#2
2)What is the temperature outside rigth now?
Interval is ordered, constant scale, differences make sense,but the ratios do not. example: temperature, dates
The Ordinal scale #3
3)Rank all of the courses you are currently.The class you look most forward to taking will be rank one ,next two ,and so on . what is the rank assigned to this class.
The Ordinal scale is ordered but differences between values are NOT important as polical parties on left to right spectum given labels 0,1,2 or rank of scale of 1-5 your satisfaction or restaurant ratings
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1) The level of measurement for "What state/country were you born?" is nominal. To identify this, we can look at the properties of nominal data. In this case, the response options (states/countries) are categorical and do not have any inherent order or numerical value. Each option represents a distinct category without any quantitative relationship to the others.
2) The level of measurement for "What is the temperature outside right now?" is interval or ratio. To determine the exact level, we need to consider whether a meaningful zero point exists. If the temperature scale being used (such as Fahrenheit or Celsius) has an absolute zero point where there is a complete absence of temperature (e.g., Kelvin scale), then the level of measurement is ratio. If the scale being used does not have a meaningful zero point (e.g., Celsius scale where 0°C does not indicate the complete absence of temperature), then the level is interval.
3) The level of measurement for "Rank all of the courses you are currently taking. The class you look most forward to taking will be rank one, next two, and so on. What is the rank assigned to this class?" is ordinal. The options are ranked in a specific order, indicating the relative preference or priority, but the distances or differences between ranks might not be equal or meaningful. The focus is on determining the relative order or position rather than the exact numerical value.