Identify the correct level of measurement for each of the variables listed below.

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Identify the correct level of measurement for each of the variables listed below.
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Are the variable outcomes words or
numbers?
Words
Numbers
Variable is CATEGORICAL
Variable is
(qualitative)
QUANTITATIVE (numeric)
Is there an even distance
Can categories be rank
ordered in some way
(e.g.: lowest to highest)?
between the possible
numeric responses?
NO
YES
NO
YES
Level of
Level of
Level of measurement
measurement is
measurement is
is NOMINAL
ORDINAL
INTERVAL/RATIO
Appropriate
graphs
Bar graph
Bar graph
Histogram
Pie chart
Pie chart
Frequency polygon
Measures of
Mode
Mode
central
Mode
Median
Median
tendency
Мean
Measures of
Range
Number of
Number of
IQR
variation
categories
categories
Variance
Standard deviation
Transcribed Image Text:Start Are the variable outcomes words or numbers? Words Numbers Variable is CATEGORICAL Variable is (qualitative) QUANTITATIVE (numeric) Is there an even distance Can categories be rank ordered in some way (e.g.: lowest to highest)? between the possible numeric responses? NO YES NO YES Level of Level of Level of measurement measurement is measurement is is NOMINAL ORDINAL INTERVAL/RATIO Appropriate graphs Bar graph Bar graph Histogram Pie chart Pie chart Frequency polygon Measures of Mode Mode central Mode Median Median tendency Мean Measures of Range Number of Number of IQR variation categories categories Variance Standard deviation
Identify the level of measurement for each of the
variables listed below.
College major
Nominal
Hours of work per
Ordinal
week
Highest degree
Ordinal
earned
GPA
Interval/ratio
Type of car
Nominal
Transcribed Image Text:Identify the level of measurement for each of the variables listed below. College major Nominal Hours of work per Ordinal week Highest degree Ordinal earned GPA Interval/ratio Type of car Nominal
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