Answer to Question #96860 in Statistics and Probability for ABU

Question

What type of measure scale is being used? Nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio.

(i) Time of day on an analog watch
(ii) The distance in miles to the closest grocery store
(iii) The dates 1066, 1492, 1644, 1947, and 1944
(iv) The heights of 21–65 year-old women
(v) Common letter grades: A, B, C, D and F.

Answer 1

Answer:

(i) Time of day on an analog watch - interval.

(ii) The distance in miles to the closest grocery store - ratio.

(iii) The dates 1066, 1492, 1644, 1947, and 1944 - interval.

(iv) The heights of 21–65 year-old women - ratio.

(v) Common letter grades: A, B, C, D and F - ordinal.

Source:

Definition of data levels of measurement on http://www.psy.gla.ac.uk/~steve/best/ordinal.html