Levels of Measurement: Apply

Can you try it on your own?

1. True or False: You would like to study how people view the performance of past presidents. Respondents were asked to rate them outstanding, very good, fair or poor.  The level of measurement for this experiment is ordinal. 

    A: True

    B: False

2. What level of measurement are the Centigrade and Fahrenheit temperature scales?

    A: Nominal

    B: Ordinal

    C: Interval/Ratio

3. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act requires employers to classify their employees by gender and national origin.  Which level of measurement is this?

    A: Nominal

    B: Ordinal

    C: Interval/Ratio

    D: No conclusions can be made

4.  If Gallup pollsters asked people to indicate their political party affiliation - Democrat, Republican or Independent, the data gathered would be an example of which scale/level of measurement?

   A: Nominal

   B: Ordinal

   C: Interval/Ratio

   D: No conclusions can be made

5. Fill in the blank: If scholarship committee asked you to indicate your GPA -- Low: Below 2.0, Medium: 2.0-2.99, or High: Above 3.0, this GPA variable is ___________. 

A: Nominal

B: Ordinal

C: Interval/Ratio

D: No conclusions can be made