1.2 Exercises (8e)

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32 questions

1.2 Exercises (8e)

Last updated over 1 year ago

32 questions

Name each level of measurement for which data can be qualitative.

Name each level of measurement for which data can be quantitative.

Data at the ordinal level are quantitative only

True

False

For data at the interval level, you cannot calculate meaningful differences between data entries.

True

False

More types of calculations can be performed with data at the nominal level than with data at the interval level.

True

False

Data at the ratio level cannot be put in order

True

False

Classify the type of data.

Determine the level of measurement

Determine the level of measurement on the horizontal axis in the figure

The items appear on a physician's intake form. Determine the level of measurement of the data.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Weight		Interval
Pain Level (scale of 0 to 10)

The items appear on an employment application. Determine the level of measurement of the data.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Number of years at last job		Interval
Highest Grade Level completed

Determine whether the data are qualitiatve or quantitative, and determine the level of measurement of the data set. 

1.2 Exercises (8e)

1.2 Exercises (8e)

Name each level of measurement for which data can be qualitative.

Name each level of measurement for which data can be quantitative.

Data at the ordinal level are quantitative only

For data at the interval level, you cannot calculate meaningful differences between data entries.

More types of calculations can be performed with data at the nominal level than with data at the interval level.

Data at the ratio level cannot be put in order

Name each level of measurement for which data can be qualitative.

Name each level of measurement for which data can be quantitative.

Data at the ordinal level are quantitative only

For data at the interval level, you cannot calculate meaningful differences between data entries.

More types of calculations can be performed with data at the nominal level than with data at the interval level.

Data at the ratio level cannot be put in order

Nationalities of passengers on a plane

Zip codes

Ages of dogs at a rescue facility

Capacities of commercial freezers

Types of flowers

Names of towns where branch campuses of a college service representative

Distances of track events

Response times for a customer service representative

The years that a television show on ABC won the Emmy for best comedy series are listed: 1955, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

The top ten colleges in terms of value for the money according to U.S. News & World Report are listed: 1) Harvard, 2) Princeton, 3) Gallaudet, 4) Yale, 5) MIT, 6) Columbia, 7) Stanford, 8) RIce, 9) Vanderbilt, 10) Dartmouth

The lengths (in centimeters) of 22 Ford automobiles are listed:

The room numbers of the classrooms in a college science buildings are listed.

The top ten fiction books on the New York Times Best Sellers List based on sales in the week ending March 6, 2021 are listed:

The times from a high school bell schedule are listed:

Nationalities of passengers on a plane

Zip codes

Ages of dogs at a rescue facility

Capacities of commercial freezers

Types of flowers

Names of towns where branch campuses of a college service representative

Distances of track events

Response times for a customer service representative

The years that a television show on ABC won the Emmy for best comedy series are listed: 1955, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

The top ten colleges in terms of value for the money according to U.S. News & World Report are listed: 1) Harvard, 2) Princeton, 3) Gallaudet, 4) Yale, 5) MIT, 6) Columbia, 7) Stanford, 8) RIce, 9) Vanderbilt, 10) Dartmouth

The lengths (in centimeters) of 22 Ford automobiles are listed:

The room numbers of the classrooms in a college science buildings are listed.

The top ten fiction books on the New York Times Best Sellers List based on sales in the week ending March 6, 2021 are listed:

The times from a high school bell schedule are listed:

The top ten teams in the final college football poll released January 2021 are listed:

Four principal type of coffee beans are listed: Arabica, Robusta, Liberica, Excelsa

The four geographical regions of the United States recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau

The top six final scores at the 2021 U.S. Women's Figure Skating Championships are listed: 232.61, 215.33, 214.98, 213.39, 199.95, 178.89

The ten richest people in the world as of March 30, 2021:

The number of performances for the 10 longest-running original runs of Broadway shows as of March 15, 2020: