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Categorical (Nominal)
The nominal type, sometimes also called
thequalitativetype, differentiates between
items or subjects based only on their names
and/or (meta-)categories and other qualitative
classifications they belong to.
diagnostic categories
sex of the participant (gender)
classification based on discrete characteristics (e.g., hair
color)
group affiliation (e.g., Republican, Democrate, Boy Scout ,
nationality, ethnicity, language, genre, style, biological
species, visual pattern, etc.)
the town people live in
a person's name
menu items selected
any yes/no distinctions
most forms of classification (species of animals or type of
tree)
location of damage in the brain
Ordinal Variable
The ordinal type allows forrank order(1st,
2nd, 3rd, etc) by which data can be sorted,
but still does not allow for relativedegree of
differencebetween them.
Interval variable
Example
is
Fahrenheit.
temperature
in
degrees
scores on scales that are known to not have a true zero (e.g.,
most temperature scales except for the Kelvin Scale)
Ratio scale
Exercises
Listed below are a number of exercises
designed to familiarize students with the
classification of measures using Stevens'
classification system. For each of the
measures listed, determine what scale of
measurement most closely approximates the
measure as described.
Question 1
1) The number of questions asked by a
customer during a simulated encounter
with a salesperson?
Ratio
Question 2
nominal
Question 3
Ratio
Question 4
interval
Question 5
ordinal
Question 6
ratio
Question 7
ratio
Question 8
Ratio
Question 9
Ratio
Question 10
Ratio
Question 11
Interval
Question 12
Interval
or Ordinal
Question 13
Ratio
Question 14
Ratio
Question 15
Ratio
Question 16
Ratio
Question 17
Ratio
Question 18
Ratio
Question 19
nominal
Question 20
nominal
Question 21
Ratio
Question 22
interval
Question 23
ordinal
Question 24
nominal
Question 25
nominal
Question 26
the age at which one went on his or her first
date
Question 27
the number of children in your family
Question 28
the score on an anxiety sensitivity scale
Question 29
whether one has a pet
Question 30
the teacher's rankings of cooperativeness in
the classroom