Question

Use the key below to answer the following questions. A=Nominal B=Ordinal C=Interval/Ratio 1.__ Ethnicity is generally measured on this scale. 2.__ The level of measurement that ranks a variable on a scale of increasing magnitude. 3.__ When objects, events or people are classified into two or more categories and there is no difference in size or magnitude of the categories. 4.__ Intake/Output records measured in cubic centimeters (cc). 5.__ Patient age in years. 6.__ Medical diagnosis grouping. 7.__ Place of residence, urban, vs. rural. 8.__ Length of stay in the hospital.

Answer 1

Nominal scale - characterization of data with names, categories, or particular labels

Ordinal scale - To characterize the data that can be arranged in an order (for example, higher to lower)

Interval/Ratio - A set of values are separated by the same size of the difference

1._A_ Ethnicity is generally measured on this scale.

2._B_ The level of measurement that ranks a variable on a scale of increasing magnitude.

3._A_ When objects, events or people are classified into two or more categories and there is no difference in size or magnitude of the categories.

4._A_ Intake/Output records measured in cubic centimeters (cc).

5._C_ Patient age in years.

6._B_ Medical diagnosis grouping.

7._B_ Place of residence, urban, vs. rural.

8._A_ Length of stay in the hospital.