The director of the West Arbor Senior Center decides to put together a database
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Question
The director of the West Arbor Senior Center decides to put together a database on the center's activities. The center currently takes written records of services provided to clients, but the director feels that program information will be easier to access and analyze of the records are computerized. The program director generates the following sample data for 10 current clients.
The Director asks you to develop a measurement scheme and turn the data into numbers that can be put into a computerized database. Show the director how much you know about measurement, and develop a numerical coding scheme for each of the variables. Is a nominal-level coding scheme sufficient for all three variables, or does one variable beed to be constructed using a higher level of measurement?
Gender Home Delivery of Meals Assistance with Transportation Male Yes Never Female Yes Frequently Female No Never Male No Rarely Female Yes Never Male Yes Rarely Male Yes Frequently Female No Never Male Yes Never Female No FrequentlyExplanation / Answer
That data includes 3 variables as gender and home delivery of meals is nominal-level measured data.
The variable of Assistance with Transportation needs a higher level of measurement because it has three kinds of information.
With that in mind, the measure of that should be like that
Gender
Home Delivery of Meals
Assistance with Transportation
0=Male
0=No
1=Never
1=Female
1=Yes
2=Rarely
3=Frequently
The data for 10 current clients saved in computer should like that:
Gender
Home Delivery of Meals
Assistance with Transportation
0
1
1
1
1
3
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
1
3
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
3
Gender
Home Delivery of Meals
Assistance with Transportation
0=Male
0=No
1=Never
1=Female
1=Yes
2=Rarely
3=Frequently