Question

In a study of births from New York State, data were collected from 4 hospitals and coded as follows: (1) Albany Medical Center (1438) Bellevue Hospital Center (66) Olean General Hospital (413) Strong Memorial Hospital What is the level of measurement for the numbers 1, 1438, 66, and 413?

Answer 1

Nominal

Explanation:

The numbers 1, 1438, 66, and 413 assigned to hospitals are used for identification only and hold no quantitative value. That is, that numbers don't actually mean anything, they are just used to differentiate between the many New York State hospitals. This type of measurement aimed at identification is defined as a nominal level of measurement.