FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS

TYPES OF DATA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Identify the scale of measurement for the following:military title ____ Lieutenant, Captain, Major.
A
Nominal
B
Ordinal
C
Interval
D
Ratio
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer to the given question is option d. Ordinal. An ordinal scale is used to measure an ordered or ranked data. In the given scenario, since the military hierarchy consisting of Lieutenant, Captain and Major represents a ranked data, ordinal scale should be used for measurement.

Detailed explanation-2: -Measurements at the Ordinal Level Military ranks can be considered ordinal measurements. A General is greater in military rank than a Captain who is greater in rank than a Sergeant. Moh’s scale of hardness is another good example of measurement at the ordinal level.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is the ordinal level? The ordinal level of measurement groups variables into categories, just like the nominal scale, but also conveys the order of the variables. For example, rating how much pain you’re in on a scale of 1-5, or categorizing your income as high, medium, or low.

Detailed explanation-4: -1 Identify the scale of measurement for the following: military title–Lieutenant, Captain, Major. The scale is ordinal.

Detailed explanation-5: -Definitions: Nominal – A scale of measurement in which numbers stand for names. Ordinal – A way of measuring that ranks (puts them in an order) on some variable.

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