
Measurement & Scaling
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 sec • 1 pt
Interval scales are exactly like ratio scales, except that they have a true zero point.
True
False
May be
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 sec • 1 pt
The nominal scale of measurement classifies objects into mutually exclusive categories.
True
False
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 sec • 1 pt
What is the difference between data measured on an interval scale and data measured on a ratio scale?
A ratio scale has a true zero point, so zero on the scale corresponds to zero of the concept being measured.
An interval scale has a true zero point, so zero on the scale corresponds to zero of the concept being measured.
A ratio scale has equal intervals between the points on the scale, whereas an interval scale does not.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 sec • 1 pt
Your local police force wants to install cameras that can "catch" drivers who run red lights. They choose a busy intersection, install a test camera, and determine whether each car stops safely or "runs" the light. Choose the correct scale of measurement.
Nominal.
Ordinal.
Interval.
Ratio.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 sec • 1 pt
School administrators sponsor a study of bullying on elementary school playgrounds. Trained observers record the number of incidents of aggression that occur during consecutive 10-minute periods. Aggression is measured on which of the following scales of measurement?
Ordinal.
Ratio.
Nominal.
Interval.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 sec • 1 pt
In this Scale of Measurement numbers indicate the relative positions of the objects but not the magnitude of differences between them:
Ordinal
Interval
Nominal
Ratio
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 sec • 1 pt
In this Scale of Measurement differences between objects can be compared; zero point is arbitrary:
Nominal
Ordinal
Interval
Ratio
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