Identify the Level of Measurement for the Following Variables from 2010

question 27

Essay

Identify the level of measurement for the following variables from 2010 General Social Survey data: sex,race,highest educational degree earned,hours worked per week,and age at first marriage.

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Definitions:

Five-number Summary

A statistical summary that includes the minimum, the first quartile, the median, the third quartile, and the maximum of a data set.

Z-scores

Standardized scores that indicate the number of standard deviations an element is from the mean of its distribution.

Absolute Value

A number's distance from zero on the number line, without considering its direction; denoted by two vertical bars on either side of the number.

Second Quartile

Also known as the median; it splits the data set into two halves, with 50% of the data below it and 50% above it.