What are the different Levels of Measurement?

A scale that has rankings is an ordinal scale

Interval level of measurement has no natural zero.

Continuous variables are interval or ratio and categorical variables are ordinal or nominal

The temperatures in cities throughout the country that are listed in most newspapers.

The birth weights of babies who were born at Wilshire General Hospital last week.

A researcher collects demographic data from her participants. She asks participants for their city of birth. Which level of measurement is this?

The researcher asks participants to select their level of activity in general from the following: sedentary, light physical activity, moderate physical activity, or vigorous physical activity. Which level of measurement is this?

Identify the level of measurement: The temperatures taken as people enter a hospital

Identify the level of measurement: blood type

Determine the level of measurement:

Rating given to the cleanliness of restaurants

The number of votes received by different candidates in your district in the last election