Question

The

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are listed below.

1818	22	6868	1515	1111	1919	88
1010	2525	2424	2222	66	2323	1616
99	55	33	1212	2020	4444	3131
3232	1717	2626	1414	8282	1313

Identify the level of measurement of the data set. Explain your reasoning.

What is the data​ set's level of​ measurement? Explain your reasoning.

A.

Ratio. The data can be ordered and differences between data entries are​ meaningful, and the zero entry is an inherent zero.

B.

Nominal. The data are categorized using​ numbers, but no mathematical computations can be made.

C.

Interval. The data can be ordered and differences between data entries are​ meaningful, but the zero entry is not an inherent zero.

D.

Ordinal. The data can be arranged in​ order, or​ ranked, but differences between data entries are not meaningful

Answer 1

The level of measurements used for assigning the jersey numbers to the basketball players is Nominal.

The jersey numbers do not allow one to do relative comparisons on the numbers. A higher jersey number doesn't necessarily mean a better player or vice versa. The jersey numbers here are kind of a short form for the otherwise lengthier player names. Hence, the names are characterized using numbers, though no mathematical computations can be made on the basis of these numbers.

Hence, B is the correct option.