Describe the different levels of measurement.

What will be an ideal response?


Nominal measures simply divide entities into discrete categories. Ordinal measures have the added characteristics of rank ordering. Interval measures are divided into discrete categories, have rank ordering, and have equal intervals between their ranks. Ratio levels of measurement are divided into discrete categories, have rank ordering, equal intervals between the ranks, and include a true, meaningful zero point.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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