Type of measurement scale-type of data

Question

Question 1: What scale of measurement would you use when collecting data to represent the average monthly temperature for the city of Fort Wayne?

• Nominal
• Ordinal
• Interval
• Ratio

Question 2: An employee appraisal form lists performance ratings as "exceeds expectations", "meets expectations", and "below expectations." What type of measurement scale describes this type of data?

• Nominal
• Ordinal
• Interval
• Ratio

Question 3: An analysis of the number of phone calls per day for last month is shown in the following frequency table.

Calls per day Number of Days
0 - 2 12
3 - 5 8
6 - 8 5
9 - 11 3
12 or more 2

What is the relative frequency for the category 0 - 2?

• 0.12
• 0.25
• 0.40
• 0.67

Question 4: The phone call data is repeated for this question.

Calls per day Number of days
0 - 2 12
3 - 5 8
6 - 8 5
9 - 11 3
12 or more 2

What percent of the data falls between 2 and 9 calls per day?

• 0.27
• 0.43
• 0.53
• 0.93

Question 5: The following set {male, female} describes gender data from a survey. Which best describes the data set?

• Mutually exclusive
• Collectively exhaustive
• Both mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive
• Neither mutually exclusive nor collectively exhaustive