Part 2: Levels of Measurement (5 points each) Write whether the variables below
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Part 2: Levels of Measurement (5 points each) Write whether the variables below are measured at the nominal, ordinal, or interval-ratio level. 7. Number of times someone is incarcerated in their lifetime 8. Age, in categories (18-34, 35-49, 50-64, 65 and up) 9. Names of judges on state supreme courts 10. Opinion about how easy it should be for someone to obtain a divorce (very easy, somewhat easy, somewhat difficult, very difficult) 11 . Number of police officers in cities 12. Countries in North America Part 3: Short Answer Questions 13. You're responsible for giving students on campus a survey to measure their heights. First, write a survey question that measures individual students' heights using a categorical variable. Next, design another survey question that measures individual students' heights using a continuous variable. (10 points) 14. A researcher wants to find out if Facebook users are more likely to send messages to their friends on Facebook or through text question: "How easy is it for you to send messages to your friends using Facebook?" Does this question have high or low measurement validity? Why or why not? (10 points) messages. To measure this, the researcher gives a survey and asks them the 15. Describe the difference between a variable and a constant. (10 points)Explanation / Answer
7:
Number of time paerson is incarcreated is countable. And zero has meaning here. So it an ratio level variable.
8:
Since age is in category and we can define order between these category so it is an odinal level variable.
9:
Names is a categorical variable but we cannot define order between the categories so it is a nominal level variable.
10;
It is categorical variable. We can define order between these category so it is an odinal level variable.
11:
Number of police offciers is countable. And zero has meaning here. So it an ratio level variable.
12:
Countries in North America is countable. And zero has meaning here. So it an ratio level variable.
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