Answer to Question #173946 in Statistics and Probability for Akrong Joseph

Question

A visiting school inspector asked a class teacher to rank the thirty students in her class on “level of discipline”, with 1 standing for the least disciplined student and 30 standing for the most disciplined student

Answer 1

Identify the scale of measurement that is appropriate for the situation.

We know that the ordinal scale contains things that you can place in order. 

Indications Difference Yes

Indicates Direction of Difference Indicates Yes

Amount of Difference No

Absolute Zero No

Therefore the ordinal scale of measurement is appropriate for the situation.