Rick Irizarry of Irizarry Insurance Company Is Conducting a Survey

question 65

Multiple Choice

Rick Irizarry of Irizarry Insurance Company is conducting a survey of potential customers. Age is an important issue in determining life insurance premiums. Rick considers asking for age in the following way:
How old are you?
___ years?
Rick should consider the level of the measurement scale to be:

• A) nominal
• B) ordinal
• C) interval
• D) ratio
• E) categorical

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Definitions:

Alteration

A change or modification, usually used to refer to a small change in structure, form, or quality.

Adjustment

A process of adapting or changing to fit new conditions or circumstances.

Saccades

Rapid, abrupt movements of the eyes that abruptly change the point of fixation.

Voluntary Fixation

A consciously controlled process of stabilizing focus on a particular stationary or moving object.