Scales of Measurement Quiz

What is an example of a nominal scale?

• Colors (e.g. red, blue, green)

• Types of fruit (e.g. apple, banana, orange)

• Ages of people (e.g. 20, 35, 50)

• Types of cars (e.g. sedan, SUV, truck)

Which of the following is an example of a nominal scale: eye color, height, or temperature?

• height

• weight

• age

• eye color

True or False: Nominal scales have no inherent order or ranking.

• False

• Sometimes true, sometimes false

• Not enough information to determine

• True

Give an example of an ordinal scale.

• Ranking of students based on their exam scores

• Measuring the temperature of different cities

• Counting the number of books in a library

• Recording the time taken to complete a race

In an ordinal scale, can the intervals between the categories be compared?

• Not sure

• No

• Sometimes

• Yes

True or False: Ordinal scales have equal intervals between the categories.

• False

• Sometimes

• True

• Only on weekends

Provide an example of an interval scale.

• Ordinal scale

• Fahrenheit temperature scale

• Kelvin temperature scale

• Celsius temperature scale

Can you perform meaningful arithmetic operations on an interval scale?

• Yes

• Only on a ratio scale

• Maybe

• No

What is an example of a ratio scale?

• Height

• Age

• Weight

• Temperature

True or False: Ratio scales have a true zero point.

• False

• Partially true

• Not applicable

• True