Question

Identify which type of measurement scale (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio) is involved for the following:

a. The sex of a child

b. The religion of an individual

c. The rank of a student in a class

d. The attitude score of a subject on a prejudice inventory

e. The time required to complete a task

f. The rating of a task as either “easy”, “mildly difficult”, or “difficult”.

Answer 1

a)

The sex of a child :nominal

b) The religion of an individual

nominal

c)

The rank of a student in a class :ordinal

d)

ordinal

e)

ratio

f)

ordinal