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value: 0.50 points What is the highest level of measurement for each of the foll

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Question

value: 0.50 points What is the highest level of measurement for each of the following data sets? Is each underlying variable continuous or discrete? Type of Data Set Measurement Scale? Continuous or Discrete? Place of residence (1metropolitan area, 2 smaller urban area, 3 rural area) Temperature of the classroom, in degrees Celsius Weight of packaged dog food, in ounces (Click to select: (Click to select) (Click to select) (Click to select) Click to select)(Click to select) (Click to select)(Click to select) (Click to select) Discrete Continuous (Click to select) Result of a cross-country bicycle race (1 fastest winner, 2 runner up, .. , 10 Size of a plot of land, in acres the slowest) The chain of command in the U.S. Army (1private, 2-corporal, 3- sergeant, 4lieutenant, 5 captain, etc.) (Click to select) heck my w

Explanation / Answer

Place of measurement -> Measurement scale is nominal, variable is discrete.
Temperature of the classroom -> Measurement scale is interval, variable is continuous.
Weight of packaged dog food -> Measurement scale is ratio, variable is continuous.
Result of bicyle race -> Measurement scale is ordinal, variable is discrete.
Size of a plot of land -> Measurement scale is ratio, variable is continuous.
Chain of command in US Army -> Measurement scale is ordinal, variable is discrete.