Categorical Data Use Either the ______ or ______ Scale of Measurement

question 47

Multiple Choice

Categorical data use either the ______ or ______ scale of measurement.

• A) nominal; ordinal
• B) nominal; interval
• C) ordinal; interval
• D) interval; ratio

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Definitions:

Mean Score

The average score obtained by computing the sum of all individual scores and dividing by the number of scores.

Measure Of Central Tendency

A descriptive statistic that is the most typical, common, or frequently occurring value for a variable.

Median

The middle value of a sorted set of data, or the point that divides a distribution into two equal halves, used as a measure of central tendency.

Set Of Data

A collection of data values or points, whether numerical or categorical, gathered from a study or observational process.