Levels Of Measurement Quiz

1. Indicate which level of measurement is being used in the given scenario. The teacher of a class of third graders records the height of each student.

Nominal

Ordinal

Interval

Ratio

Answer: Ratio

2. Indicate which level of measurement is being used in the given scenario. The teacher of a class of third graders records the eye color of each student.

nominal

ordinal

interval

Ratio

Answer: nominal

3. Indicate which level of measurement is being used in the given scenario. The teacher of a class of third graders records the letter grade for mathematics for each student.

nominal

ordinal

interval

Ratio

Answer: ordinal

4. Indicate which level of measurement is being used in the given scenario. The teacher of a class of third graders records the percentage that each student got correct on the last science test.

nominal

ordinal

interval

Ratio

Answer: ratio

5. Indicate which level of measurement is being used in the given scenario. A meteorologist compiles a list of temperatures in degrees Celsius for the month of May.

nominal

ordinal

interval

Ratio

Answer: interval

6. Indicate which level of measurement is being used in the given scenario. A meteorologist compiles a list of temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit for the month of May.

nominal

ordinal

interval

Ratio

Answer: interval

7. Indicate which level of measurement is being used in the given scenario. A film critic lists the top 50 greatest movies of all time.

nominal

ordinal

interval

Ratio

Answer: ordinal

8. Indicate which level of measurement is being used in the given scenario. A car magazine lists the most expensive cars for 2017.

nominal

ordinal

interval

Ratio

Answer:interval

9. Indicate which level of measurement is being used in the given scenario. The roster of a basketball team lists the jersey numbers for each of the players.

nominal

ordinal

interval

Ratio

Answer: interval

10. Indicate which level of measurement is being used in the given scenario. A local animal shelter keeps track of the breeds of dogs that come in.

nominal

ordinal

interval

Ratio

Answer: nominal

11. Indicate which level of measurement is being used in the given scenario. A local animal shelter keeps track of the weights of dogs that come in.

nominal

ordinal

interval

Ratio

Answer: ratio

12. Is the following qualitative or quantitative data? Favorite foods of statistics class.

Qualitative

Quantitative

Answer: Qualitative

13. Is the following qualitative or quantitative data? Breeds of dogs owned by CHS Seniors.

Qualitative

Quantitative

Answer: Qualitative

14. Is the following qualitative or quantitative data? Age of statistics parent or guardians.

Qualitative

Quantitative

Answer: Quantitative

15. Determine the level of measurement. Weight of walleye caught on Lake Erie

Nominal

Ordinal

Interval

Ratio

Answer: Ratio

16. Determine the level of measurement. List of popular video games

Nominal

Ordinal

Interval

Ratio

Answer: Ordinal

17. Determine the level of measurement. Height of students in inches

Nominal

Ordinal

Interval

Ratio

Answer: Ratio

18. Determine the level of measurement. Hourly wages of students in fastfood.

Nominal

Ordinal

Interval

Ratio

Answer: Ratio

19. Determine the level of measurement. Popular baby names in 2017

Nominal

Ordinal

Interval

Ratio

Answer: Nominal

20. Determine the level of measurement. Birth year of employees at your work

Nominal

Ordinal

Interval

Ratio

Answer: Interval

21. Temperature of the body expressed in Kelvin

Nominal

Ordinal

Interval

Ratio

Answer: Ratio

22. Number of students in the classroom

four level of measurements

Nominal

Ordinal

Interval

Ratio

Answer: Ratio

23. Ages of students in a statistics class

Nominal

Ordinal

Interval

Ratio

Answer: Ratio

24. A ___________ is a characteristic that we observed and measured from every element of the universe.

Data

Variable

Observation

Value

Answer: Variable

25. A qualitative variable

A. Always refers to a sample

B. Is not numeric

C. Has only two possible outcomes

D. All of the above are correct

Answer: B. Is not numeric

26. The ratio scale of measurement

A. Usually involves ranking

B. Cannot assume negative values

C. Has a meaningful zero point

D. Is usually based on counting

Answer: C. Has a meaningful zero point

27. The ordinal scale of measurement

A. Has a meaningful zero point

B. Is based on ranks

C. Cannot assume negative values

D. All of the above

Answer: B. Is based on ranks

28. A part of the population.

biased sample

population

random sample

Sample

Answer: sample

29. The entire group of objects or individuals considered for a survey.

biased sample

population

random sample

Sample

Answer: population

30. ___________ consists of numbers representing counts or measurements.

Mathematical data

Categorical data

Quantitative data

Population data

Answer: Quantitative data

Are the data non-normally distributed?

Answer: Watch for mistakes in data entry and extreme values (outliers) Visual inspection of the distribution data will help identify Examination of the skew and kurtosis Inferential tests of normality (e.g., Kolmorogov-Smirnov) with help identify Best to combine visual inspection and objective tests to evaluate normality **Blind the administrator to try and avoid this

What could the outliers be from?

Answer: N/A

Unimodal

Answer: Several average scores and fewer high and low scores on either side of the mean

Bell shaped curve

Bimodal

Answer: Scores accumulate at two different parts of the scale (two different modes)

Skewed

Answer: Scores are mainly high or low They are not normally distributed Not symmetrical Can be positive or negative -We don’t want this because it means that there are outliers. *Image is positively skewed

Normal Distribution

Answer: Provides a model for real-life variables Used for determining the probability of certain outcomes Is unimodal (one mode in the center) Is symmetrical Is continuous Is asymptotic (i.e., gets closer to the horizonal axis as it moves away from the center but never touches the axis) 68% will be within 1 standard deviation (e.g., average range) 95% will fall within 2 standard deviations 99% will fall within 3 standard deviations

What is the definition of an infinite number of values between two points:

a) Continuous Variables b) Discrete Variables c) Dichotomous Variables

Answer: a) Continuous Variables

What is the definition of a finite value between two points:

(ex: Number if children, can’t have half a child) a) Continuous Variables b) Discrete Variables c) Dichotomous Variables

Answer: b) Discrete Variables

What is the definition of a measurement that only has two value choices?

(Male/Female): a) Continuous Variables b) Discrete Variables c) Dichotomous Variables

Answer: c) Dichotomous Variables

What are the four levels of measurement?

Answer: 1. Nominal 2. Ordinal 3. Interval 4. Ratio

What level of measurement categorizes information without numbers?

ex) Gender, Marital status, Blood type, Demographics

Answer: Nominal

What level of measurement uses a verbal scale to measure data? ex)

Pain: Slight, Moderate, Severe

Answer: Ordinal

What level of measurement ranks or categorizes things with numbers but does not have a real zero?

The data cannot say this variable is twice that variable. ex) Thermometer, SAT, GRE scores.

Answer: Interval

What level of measurement has an absolute meaningful zero?

All math operations can be performed. ex)

Weight, Height, Age

Answer: Ratio

Can high level data be converted to low level measurement?

Answer: Yes

Can low level data be converted to High level measurement?

Answer: No

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