RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS

INTRODUCTION OF STATISTICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Describe the level of measurement:the final grades (A, B, C, D, or F) for students in a chemistry class
A
Nominal
B
Ordinal
C
Interval
D
Ratio
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Ordinal data are categorical data that can be ranked. The final grades (A, B, C, D, and F) are categorical and it’s possible to rank them, with A being the highest and F being the lowest. Thus, they are ordinal and option B is correct.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ordinal (e.g., extent of agreement, school letter grades)

Detailed explanation-3: -Levels of Measurement. Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio.

Detailed explanation-4: -The fourth and final level of measurement is the ratio level. Just like the interval scale, the ratio scale is a quantitative level of measurement with equal intervals between each point.

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