What Scale of Measurement Is the Style of a Home

question 8

Multiple Choice

What scale of measurement is the style of a home (colonial, split level, ranch etc) ?

• A) Nominal
• B) Interval
• C) Quantitative
• D) Ordinal
• E) Numerical

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Definitions:

Population Means

The average value of a particular variable for the entire population, which provides a parameter that can be estimated through the use of sample means.

Pearson Correlation

A measure of the linear correlation between two variables X and Y, giving a value between +1 and -1 inclusive.

Covariance

A statistic that indicates the degree to which two variables vary together.

Nonlinear Relationship

A type of relationship between two variables where there is not a straight-line or proportional association.