Identify the following as qualitative/quantitative, discrete/continuous/neither,
ID: 3351072 • Letter: I
Question
Identify the following as qualitative/quantitative, discrete/continuous/neither,
nominal/ordinal/interval/ratio.
1.
A housing officer at a university records a student’s class status (Fr, So, Jr,
Sr)
2.
A researcher records the percentage correct on an intelligence test for a
sample of SC residents
3.
An instructor records the responses to a satisfaction evaluation (Very
Satisfied, Satisfied, Neutral, Slightly Unsatisfied, Very Unsatisfied)
4.
A student records the amount of sleep per night she gets during a semester
Explanation / Answer
1. Data divided into categories which can't be ranked so:
Qualitative --> Neither --> Nominal
2. Data is numerical and percentages can attain any value within a specific interval so:
Quantitative --> Continuous --> Ratio
3. Data is divided into categories which can be ranked so:
Qualitative --> Neither --> Ordinal
4. Data is numerical and amount of sleep per night can attain any value within a specific interval so:
Quantitative --> Continuous --> Ratio