Essentials of Statistics, Books a la Carte Edition (5th Edition)
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Author: Mario F. Triola
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Chapter 1.3, Problem 22BSC
In Exercises 21-28, determine which of the four levels of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio) is most appropriate.
22. Depths (km) of earthquakes listed in Data Set 16 of Appendix B
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