Question 1

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?

Accepted Answer

Weights of dogs at an animal rescue facility

Question 2

A researcher records the birth years of participants in a study. What is the level of measurement for this data?

Accepted Answer

Interval

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes the difference between interval and ratio levels of measurement?

Accepted Answer

Ratio data has a true zero, while interval data does not.

Question 4

A list of the top ten business schools in the United States is published. What is the level of measurement for this data?

Accepted Answer

Ordinal

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of nominal level data?

Accepted Answer

Data can be ranked

Question 6

The lengths (in seconds) of songs on an album are listed. What is the level of measurement for this data?

Accepted Answer

Ratio

Question 7

Which of the following data sets is best classified as qualitative?

Accepted Answer

Types of restaurant cuisines

Question 8

A survey asks respondents to rate their satisfaction on a scale from 1 (very dissatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied). What is the level of measurement?

Accepted Answer

Ordinal

Question 9

Which of the following is a correct statement about interval level data?

Accepted Answer

Differences between data values are meaningful, but there is no true zero.

Question 10

A list of movie genres (Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Horror) is an example of which level of measurement?

Accepted Answer

Nominal

Question 11

Which of the following is a real-world example of ratio level data?

Accepted Answer

Number of patients treated in a hospital

Question 12

Student ID numbers are assigned to students at a university. What type of data is this?

Accepted Answer

Qualitative

Question 13

Which of the following is true about ordinal level data?

Accepted Answer

Data can be ranked, but differences between data values are not meaningful.

Question 14

A researcher records the temperature in Celsius for several cities. What is the level of measurement for this data?

Accepted Answer

Interval

Question 15

Which of the following is a multi-step problem: A hospital tracks the number of patients treated in each department and the department names. What is the level of measurement for each variable?

Accepted Answer

Number of patients: Ratio; Department names: Nominal

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a property of ratio level data?

Accepted Answer

Data cannot be ranked

Question 17

A list of years in which the New York Yankees won the World Series is given. What is the level of measurement for this data?

Accepted Answer

Interval

Question 18

Which of the following best describes qualitative data?

Accepted Answer

Data that describes attributes or categories

Question 19

A flight number is assigned to each departing flight from an airport. What type of data is this?

Accepted Answer

Qualitative

Question 20

Which of the following is a correct application of the four levels of measurement to real-world data?

Accepted Answer

Nominal: Types of cuisine; Ordinal: Restaurant rankings; Interval: Birth years; Ratio: Number of customers served

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