1a)Determine the level of measurement (nominal; ordinal. Interval-ratio) for eac
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1a)Determine the level of measurement (nominal; ordinal. Interval-ratio) for each of the following variables. Identify the highest level at which the variable might be measured.
a) Income
b) IQ
c) Number of children in your family
d) Race
e) Social class
f) Type of Offense with which a defendant is charged
1b) Create a meaningful set of mutually exclusive and exhaustive categories for the nominal and ordinal variables. For each variable that you classified as interval ratio, identify whether it is discrete or continuous.
Explanation / Answer
1)
a)
a) Income - Interval - Ratio
It is a interval-ratio scale as this can be measured quantitatilvey
Highest level: Ratio sclae
b) IQ - Interval - Ratio
It is a interval-ratio scale as this can be measured quantitatilvey
Highest level: Ratio sclae
c) Number of children in your family - Interval - Ratio
It is a interval-ratio scale as this can be measured quantitatilvey
Highest level: Ratio sclae
d) Race - Nominal
There is no quantification for race. And the ordering of the category doesn't matter.
Highest level: Nominal
e) Social class - Ordinal
It is a categorical variable with rank order.
Highest level: Ration scale. Becuase, there are factors which determines the social class which are quantifiable. For example, family income. Hence, scoial class can be measured in ratio scale too.
f) Type of Offense with which a defendant is charged - Ordinal
It can be a ordinal variable. Beucase, it depends on the seriousness of the act. So, there will be a ranking order.
b)
a) Income - Continuous
b) IQ - Continuous
c) Number of children in your family - Discrete
d) Race
White, Black, Asian
e) Social class
Low Socio class, Middle Social class, High Social Class
f) Type of Offense with which a defendant is charged
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