Answer to Question #146329 in Statistics and Probability for Mustafa

Question

What type of measure scale is being used? Nominal, Ordinal, Interval or Ratio.

Karachi daily temperature in Fahrenheit for past seven days: 60, 80, 75, 79, 82,90,65.
College hockey team players categorized by their physical capability: Exceptional, Normal, Weak.
The years 2052, 1381, 1604, 1832, 1403.
National ID card numbers.
Revenue recorded in rupees.
A questionnaire to assess customer experience of XYZ.com by number: 1 Extremely Satisfied, 2 Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied, 3 Extremely Dissatisfied.
Time on a wall clock.
The width of a picture frame in inches.
The 12 colors of pencils in a color pencil box

Answer 1

Nominal scale includes categorical variable which does not include any quantifiable variable.

Ordinal scale can be used when order of the variables is to be determined.

Interval scale includes numerical variable, which are constant and measurable.

Ratio scale helps to determine the order of the variables and includes the zero variable too.

Karachi daily temperature in Fahrenheit for past seven days can be measured by interval scale.

College hockey team players categorized by their physical capability: Exceptional, Normal, Weak can be measured by nominal scale.

The years 2052, 1381, 1604, 1832, 1403 can be measured by interval scale.

National ID card numbers can be measured by nominal scale.

Revenue recorded in rupees can be measured by interval scale.

A questionnaire to assess customer experience of XYZ. com by number: 1. Extremely Satisfied, 2. Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied, 3. Extremely Dissatisfied can be measured by ordinal scale.

Time on a wall clock can be measured by interval scale.

The width of a picture frame in inches can be measured by ratio scale.

The 12 colors of pencils in a color pencil box can be measured by nominal scale.