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nelaaney

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Which of the following operational definitions of variables would have the properties of identity, magnitude, equal intervals, and a true zero?
 
  A) IQ as measured by a standard IQ test
  B) driving speed measured in miles per hour
  C) political affiliation (classified as Democrat, Republican, or other)
  D) a person's body temperature measured on a Celsius scale

Question 2

If the capacity of short-term memory is operationally defined as the number of single digits that can be remembered by a participant, the type of data produced will be
 
  A) ordered data.
  B) nominal data.
  C) score data.
  D) none of the above



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C





 

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