8. The ordinal scale of measurement has the properties of the
a.
ratio scale
b.
interval scale
c.
nominal scale
d.
ratio and interval scales
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
9. The ratio scale of measurement has the properties of
a.
only the ordinal scale
b.
only the nominal scale
c.
the rank scale
d.
the interval scale
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
10. Temperature is an example of a variable that uses
a.
the ratio scale
b.
the interval scale
c.
the ordinal scale
d.
either the ratio or the ordinal scale
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
11. The interval scale of measurement has the properties of the
a.
ratio and nominal scales
b.
ratio and ordinal scales
c.
ratio scale
d.
None of these alternatives is correct.
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
12. Arithmetic operations are inappropriate for
a.
the ratio scale
b.
the interval scale
c.
both the ratio and interval scales
d.
the nominal scale
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
13. Income is an example of a variable that uses the
a.
ratio scale
b.
interval scale
c.
nominal scale
d.
ordinal scale
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
14. Data obtained from a nominal scale
a.
must be alphabetic
b.
can be either numeric or nonnumeric
c.
must be numeric
d.
must rank order the data
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
15. The scale of measurement that has an inherent zero value defined is the
a.
ratio scale
b.
nominal scale
c.
ordinal scale