Types of Data Measurement

Height measured in inches

• RATIO

• NOMINAL

• ORDINAL

• INTERVAL

The species of animals outside

• RATIO

• NOMINAL

• ORDINAL

• INTERVAL

Temperature measured by asking “is it, cold, mild, or hot?”

• RATIO

• NOMINAL

• ORDINAL

• INTERVAL

The number of chairs in this classroom

• RATIO

• NOMINAL

• ORDINAL

• INTERVAL

Years measured as “2000,2001,2002,etc.

• RATIO

• NOMINAL

• ORDINAL

• INTERVAL

The dosages of a medication, what type of variable is it?

• Continuous variable

• Discrete variable

A personality scale with the options 'Strongly agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, and Strongly disagree.

• Continuous variable

• Discrete variable