Question

For each of the following variables, indentify the level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio).

(I) Product defect rates for a new a cell phone

(II) Film genre (e.g. comedy, horror, drama, etc)

Answers

1) (I) Ratio, and (II)Nominal

2) (I) Interval, and (II) Nominal

3) (I) Ratio, and (II) Interval

4) (I) Interval, and (II) Ordinal

5) (I) ordinal, and (II) Ordinal

Answer 1

Ratio scale data levels of measurement

All arithmetic operations are possible on a ratio variable. An example of a ratio variable would be weight (e.g., in pounds). We can accurately say that 20 pounds is twice as heavy as 10 pounds. Additionally, ratio variables have a meaningful zero-point

(I) Product defect rates for a new a cell phone   is Ratio

Nominal data levels of measurement

A nominal variable is one in which values serve only as labels, even if those values are numbers.

(II) Film genre (e.g. comedy, horror, drama, etc)   is Nominal

option 1) (I) Ratio, and (II)Nominal   is correct