Question

State the measurement scale for each. a. Cholesterol level b. Defect type c. Time of first class d. Opinion on a 5 point scale, with 5 being strongly agree and 1 being strongly disagree

Answer 1

Answer: a. Ratio b. Nominal c. Interval d. Ordinal

Explanation:

1)Ratio:You can do all sort of arithmetic on the cholesterol level.

2)Nominal: These cannot be ordered or arithmetic cannot be applied

3)Interval: It is interval because it is a number and midnight means 0 so you cannot use it for division

4)Ordinal: You can arrange it in increasing or decreasing order.