Which Is a True Statement About Measurement Theory

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which is a true statement about measurement theory?

• A) A measurement method used by one individual will consistently produce different results when used by another individual.
• B) Measurement theory was recently developed by musicians,statisticians,and other scholars to guide how things are measured.
• C) The purpose of measurement is to obtain trustworthy data that can be used to address the study purpose and objectives,questions,or hypotheses.
• D) The levels of measurement,from low to high,are ratio,interval,nominal,and ordinal.

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Definitions:

Right Skewed

Describes a distribution where the tail is longer on the right side of the data's peak, indicating a greater number of high-value outliers.

Sampling Distribution

A probability distribution of a statistic obtained through a large number of samples drawn from a specific population.

Nearly Normal Condition

A term used in statistics to describe a distribution that is close to, but not perfectly, a normal distribution.

Nearly Normal Condition

A prerequisite for certain statistical tests that the distribution of the data should be approximately normal.