Psychological Measurement and Research Design Quiz

Which scale of measurement deals with non-numeric variables where the numbers have no value?

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Ratio

• Interval

Tags

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.4

What type of scale looks at variables where the order matters but the differences do not matter?

• Ordinal

• Nominal

• Interval

• Ratio

Tags

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.4

If the order, differences, and ratios are all meaningful, the variable is measured on which scale?

• Ratio

• Interval

• Ordinal

• Nominal

Tags

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.4

What is an example of a variable measured on a nominal scale?

• Gender

• Temperature

• Height

• Weight

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

Which type of measurement scale includes variables where the order and differences are meaningful but the ratio of the units is not meaningful?

• Ratio

• Interval

• Ordinal

• Nominal

Tags

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.4

What is an example of a variable measured on an ordinal scale?

• Temperature

• Height

• Gender

• Weight

Variables measured on a ratio scale are numbers where the order, difference, and ratio all matter. Which of the following is an example of a variable measured on a ratio scale?

• Weight

• Height

• Gender

• Temperature

What type of variable is eating breakfast when considering psychological measurement and research design?

• Ordinal

• Ratio

• Interval

• Nominal