Question

A biologist decided to gather information from ice fishing competitions. The weight and length of the first, second, and third prize-winning fish are recorded, along with the species of fish, name of the lake, and the water temperature. The researcher is using four types of variables. Identify one of each. (4 marks)

1. nominal

2. ordinal

3. interval

4. ratio

Answer 1

weight and length of the fishes : ratio scale

species of fishes: nominal

name of the lake: nominal

water temperature : interval

first, second and third prize winning fishes: ordinal