For each of the following items, indicate the level of measurement – nominal, ordinal, or interval:
a. A tailor uses a tape measure to determine exactly where to cut a piece of cloth.
b. The speed of runners in a race is timed in seconds by a judge with a stopwatch.
c. Based on attendance figures, a ranking of the Top 10 rock concerts for the year
is compiled by the editors of a music magazine.
d. A zoologist counts the number of tigers, lions, and elephants she sees in a
designated wildlife conservation area.
e. A convenience store clerk is asked to take and inventory of all items still on the
shelves at the end of the month.
f. The student life director at a small college counts the number of freshmen,
sophomores, juniors, and seniors living in residence halls on campus.
g. Using a yardstick, a parent measures the growth of his child on a yearly basis.
h. In a track meet, runners in a half-mile race were ranked first, second, and third
place.
What would be an ideal response?
a. Interval
b. Interval
c. Ordinal
d. Nominal
e. Nominal
f. Ordinal
g. Interval
h. Ordinal
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