Identify the level of measurement of the data, and explain what is wrong with th
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Question
Identify the level of measurement of the data, and explain what is wrong with the given calculation In a survey, the favorite sports of respondents are identified as 100 for basketball, 200 for baseball, 300 for football, and 400 for anything else The average (mean) is calculated for 592 respondents and the result is 256 1. The data are at the level of measurement. What is wrong with the given calculation? A. Such data are not counts or measures of anything, so it makes no sense to compute their average (mean) B. The true average (mean) is 202.4. C. Such data are not counts or measures of anything, so the average (mean) needs to be computed in a different way D. There is nothing wrong with the given calculation.Explanation / Answer
Solution:- The data is at the nominal level of measurement.
- optin A. such data are not counts or measures of anything, so it makes no sense to commute their average (mean)