When a Variable Is Measured at the Nominal or Ordinal-Level

question 3

True/False

When a variable is measured at the nominal or ordinal-level, we don't calculate its dispersion but say dispersion is maximized when observations are evenly divided among possible values.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

The presumption made in statistical analysis that there is no association or effect among variables being studied.

μs

The symbol for the population mean in statistics, representing the average value of a distribution.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis, assuming the alternative hypothesis.

Analytical Comparison

The process of examining similarities and differences between two or more items or datasets to draw conclusions.