Question 1

Numbers all mean the same thing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Measurement is

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A)   any time numbers are used
B)   the use of numbers to represent concepts
C)   the primary concern of statistical power
D)   all of the above

Question 3

Which of the following sets of ordinal scores would no longer be ordinal?

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A)   1, 2, 3, 4, 100
B)   1, 3, 4, 5
C)   5, 4, 3, 2, 1
D)   1, 3, 2, 4

Question 4

The concept of magnitude is found in which of the levels of measurement below?

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A)   nominal
B)   ordinal
C)   ratio
D)   a and b above C

Question 5

Numbers can be added if they are at least

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A)   ordinal level
B)   nominal level
C)   interval level
D)   metric ordinal level C

Question 6

Not all numbers can be treated equally because

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A)   some statistics require more information than others
B)   a "2" is different from a "3"
C)   the size of the number makes a difference
D)   there are different ways of measuring variables D

Question 7

A statistic designed for the interval level can also use ratio level data.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The current verison, or concept, of levels of measurement was created in the

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A)   1940s
B)   1980s
C)   late 1990s
D)   none of the above

Question 9

The concept of metric ordinal is useful because

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A)   its metric quality means that it is more useful worldwide as opposed to the English/American system of measuring in inches and ounces
B)   there is little error involved in treating it as if it were interval level
C)   it adds information to data used with nominal-level statistics
D)   all of the above

Question 10

It is better to treat metric ordinal data as interval data because there is less error.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Crime rates can only be measured at the interval level.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Ratio level of measurement is the only level to have:

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A)   an indicator of magnitude
B)   arithmetic manipulation
C)   exhaustive categorization
D)   absolute zero

Question 13

Very few important variables are measured at the nominal level.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Level of measurement is inherent in concepts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The ordinal level of measurement is represented in which variable below?

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A)   fear of crime
B)   temperature
C)   income
D)   gender

Question 16

Variables are the way we measure concepts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Levels of measurement refers to:

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A)   the stair-like process involved in measuring
B)   the essence of what numbers mean
C)   the use of variance to determine error in numbers
D)   the difficulty involved in measuring

Question 18

Adding ordinal categories together only causes a problem when you try to divide the result.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Ratio level measurement provides estimates of the relative size of numbers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The greatest error in treating data at one level as if it were at another is when

Accepted Answer

A)   ordinal is used as interval
B)   nominal is used as ordinal
C)   ratio is used as interval
D)   nominal is used as interval

Exam 2: Levels of Measurement

Numbers all mean the same thing.

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Measurement is

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Which of the following sets of ordinal scores would no longer be ordinal?

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The concept of magnitude is found in which of the levels of measurement below?

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Numbers can be added if they are at least

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Not all numbers can be treated equally because

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A statistic designed for the interval level can also use ratio level data.

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The current verison, or concept, of levels of measurement was created in the

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The concept of metric ordinal is useful because

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It is better to treat metric ordinal data as interval data because there is less error.

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Crime rates can only be measured at the interval level.

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Ratio level of measurement is the only level to have:

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Very few important variables are measured at the nominal level.

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Level of measurement is inherent in concepts.

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The ordinal level of measurement is represented in which variable below?

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Variables are the way we measure concepts.

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Levels of measurement refers to:

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Adding ordinal categories together only causes a problem when you try to divide the result.

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Ratio level measurement provides estimates of the relative size of numbers.

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The greatest error in treating data at one level as if it were at another is when

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