m303 measuring basics

definition: measurement in which numbers are assigned to objects or classes of objects solely for the purpose of identification

definition: measurement in which numbers are assigned to data on the basis of some order of the object. For example, more than, greater than...

definition: measurement in which the assigned numbers legitimately allow the comparison of the size of the differences among and between numbers

definition: measurement that has a natural, absolute, zero and therefore allows the comparison of absolute magnitudes of the numbers

typical measures of nominal

typical measures of ordinal

typical measures of interval

typical measures of ratio

average/ measure of central tendency of nominal scale

average/ measure of central tendency of ordinal scale

average/ measure of central tendency of interval scale

average/ measure of central tendency of ratio scale

which of the soft drinks on the following list do you like? check all that apply

please rank the soft drinks on the following list according to your degree of liking for each, assigning your most preferred drink =1 and lease =6

please indicate your degree of liking each of the soft drinks on the following list by checking the appropriate position on the scale (dislike a lot, dislike, like, like a lot)

please divide 100 points among each of the following soft drinks according to your degree of liking for each

where did you buy toothpaste last time?
a. supermarket
b. discount store
c. somewhere else

what is your social security number?

how many movies did you see last month?
a. none
b. one or two
c. three or more

how likely are you to buy a colbolt?
a. very likely
b. likely
c. neither likely or unlikely
etc

how old are you?
how many people in your class?
how many miles to school?

are you older than 30?
___yes
___no

how old are you?
___ <30
___ 30-40
___ >40

how old are you?
___ 21-30
___ 31-40
___ 41-50
___ 61-60

how old are you?