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Provide one example of ordinal data; one example of nominal data; and one example of interval data.

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In backward selection stepwise regression with ten predictor variables, which of the following statements is correct?
 a. The procedure starts with 10 predictor variables and eliminate one predictor at each iteration.
  b. The procedure starts with 2 predictor variables and add one predictor at each iteration.
  c. The procedure starts with 1 predictor variables and add one predictor at each iteration.
  d. The procedure starts with no predictor variables and add one predictor at each iteration.



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Answer to Question 1

Ordinal data example: Response to a market research survey question measured on the Likert scale using the code: 1 = strongly agree, 2 = agree, 3 = neutral, 4 = disagree, and 5 = strongly disagree.

Nominal data example: Voters' political party affiliation for using the code: 1 = Democrat, 2 = Republican, and 3 = Independent.

Interval data example: The temperature on a golf course during the U.S. Master's Tournament. (degrees Fahrenheit).

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