As Defined in the Text, Measurement Consists Of

question 36

Multiple Choice

As defined in the text, measurement consists of:

• A) the assignment of numbers (representing quantities of attributes) to objects according to rules.
• B) using a given scale to make comparisons.
• C) determining the frequency of a particular attribute.
• D) the assigning of numbers (denoting aggregates of properties) solely for identification purposes.
• E) numbers which can be assigned to the physical properties of objects.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A stretch of numerical indicators, obtained from sample statistics, envisaged to hold the secret value of a population characteristic.

Margin of Error

An expression of the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results, indicating a confidence interval within which the true value lies.

σ

Symbol representing the standard deviation of a population in statistics.

Population Mean

The average of a set of values from the entire population, representing the central tendency of the total data set.