Test your Knowledge - Levels of measurements

Hair colour of women on a high school tennis team

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

Numbers on the shirts of a girls’ soccer team

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

Temperatures of 10 refrigerators in a supermarket

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

Political party preference of persons in an election campaign

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

The ratings of the Fast & Furious movie by Rotten tomatoes from “poor” “good” to “excellent”

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

The number of patients turning up for counselling at a trauma centre

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

The level of educational attainment of 10 persons on a survey ranging from primary to tertiary

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

The IQ score of 12 children with Autism

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

The top speed of 6 Psychologist stopped by the police for exceeding the speed limit

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

The number of hours in a day is classified as a ____________

• Constant

• Variable