BESC 3010 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Categorical variable --Answer-- Indicates different categories. Ex: gender,
college major etc.
Nominal variable --Answer-- The variable consists of names of categories.
The coding system is arbitrary.
Ordinal variables --Answer-- Indicates first, second, third, etc. rank variables.
Quantitative variables --Answer-- You can measure the size of the differences
between scores and not just that they are different. Divided into interval and
ratio.
Interval variable --Answer-- They indicate the size of the difference between
scores but they don't have a zero starting point. ( IQ or temperature)
Ratio variable --Answer-- Have definite zeros that indicate the complete
absence of something.
In a sample of women, the # of children that each woman has is an example
of which levels of measurement? --Answer-- Ratio
Military ranks are an example of what level of measurement? --Answer--
Ordinal
Gender is an example of what level of measurement? --Answer-- Nominal
A sample is part of a larger... --Answer-- Population
A bivariate analysis typically focuses on... --Answer-- The association of two
variables
Inferential statistics are typically contrasted with what statistics? --Answer--
Descriptive
