Introduction to Level of Measurement Module
In the following module you will determine the level of measurement of ten variables and then indicate whether the statement provided about the variable measured is valid or invalid.
This page provides an example for you [you still have to know the answers, I'm not giving them to you, but we can call it practice :)]
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Example:
Race is measured in a scale as
0 = Caucasian
1 = Asian-American
2 = African-American
3 = Latino/a
4 = Other
This is a(n) ______ scale