Author Question: With respect to levels of measurement, which of the following is not correct? a. a variable ... (Read 91 times)

rlane42 · **on:** Aug 13, 2018

With respect to levels of measurement, which of the following is not correct?

a. a variable measured at the ratio level can also be measured at the ordinal level
b. a variable measured at the interval level can also be measured at the nominal level
c. a variable measured at the ordinal level can also be measured at the interval level
d. a variable measured at the ordinal level can also be measured at the nominal level

Question 2

A researcher has measured fear of crime by asking the subjects whether or not they were afraid of crime and by asking them to rate from 1 to 10 their own fear of crime. Which is the highest level of measurement that is illustrated by this example?

a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio