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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


Attitudes:

 a) Nominal b) Ordinal c) Interval d) Ratio


Answer: Nominal or Ordinal


Birth order:

 a) Nominal b) Ordinal c) Interval d) Ratio


Answer: Ordinal


Length of Labor: 

a) Nominal b) Ordinal c) Interval d) Ratio


Answer: Ratio


White Blood Cell Count: 

a) Nominal b) Ordinal c) Interval d) Ratio


Answer: Ratio


Tidal Volume: 

a) Nominal b) Ordinal c) Interval d) Ratio


Answer: Ratio


Blood Type: 

a) Nominal b) Ordinal c) Interval d) Ratio


Answer: Nominal


Unit assignment for a nurse: 

a) Nominal b) Ordinal c) Interval d) Ratio


Answer: Nominal


Motivation: 

a) Nominal b) Ordinal c) Interval d) Ratio


Answer: Ordinal or Nominal

Amount of Sputum: 

a) Nominal b) Ordinal c) Interval d) Ratio


Answer: Ratio


Pulse Rate:

 a) Nominal b) Ordinal c) Interval d) Ratio


Answer: Ratio