Measurement Scales

Gender

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

Class rank

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

Which type of measurement has a true zero point which represents "zero" or absence of the thing?

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

Which type of measurement is equally spaced but does not have a true zero?

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

The assignment of numbers or other symbols to characteristics of objects according to certain prespecified rules is called ________.

• randomization

• measurement

• sampling

• exploring

Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary scales of measurement?

• nominal scales

• ordinal scales

• interval scales

• random scales

A scale whose numbers serve only as labels or tags for identifying and classifying objects with a strict one-to-one correspondence between the numbers and the objects is called a(n) ________.

• nominal scales

• ratio scales

• ordinal scales

• interval scales

Question that has two possible categories is an example of __________________ Variable.

• Dichotomous

• Continuous

If the grading of diabetes is classified as mild, moderate and severe the scale of measurement used is

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

The systematic investigation that aims to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

• Observation

• Reseach

• Investigation

• Scientific Investigation