Question 2 In each of the following situations, identify the
scale(s) of measurement that is appropriate for each situation.
(i) A visiting school inspector asked a class teacher to rank
the thirty students in her class on “level of discipline”, with 1
standing for the least disciplined student and 30 standing for the
most disciplined student
. (ii) Identical twins living in different environments are
being compared to find out the influence of the environment on
their academic performance. A...
Identify the level of measurement of each of the following
variables (Nominal, Ordinal, or Scale (Ratio):
1. County names in a state
2. Number of participants in food stamp programs.
3. Reputations of colleagues ranked on the scale of Very High to
Very Low.
4. Leadership ability measured on a scale from 0 to 5.
5. Divisions within a state agency.
6. Inventory broken down into three categories: tightly
controlled, moderately controlled, or minimally controlled.
For each of the following variables, please identify the
appropriate level of measurement/ primary scale: nominal, ordinal,
interval, ratio
a. Stock price
Socioeconomic status (coded as “low income”, “middle income”
and “high income”)
Number of days since you last ate in a restaurant (the exact
number)
Number of days since you last ate in a restaurant coded as
(1=Within the past week, 2=With the past 2 weeks, 3=Within the past
month, 4=Within the past 3 months, 5=More than 3 months ago)...
2. Identify the level of measurement for the following variables
from the 2010 General Social Survey data:
a. Sex, b. Race, c. Highest educational degree earned,d. Hours
worked per week, and e. Age at first marriage
Match the following variables with the measurement scale
(Nominal, Ordinal, or Interval/Ratio), and whether the measurement
is Discrete or Continuous.
Number of text messages received daily.
Socail Security Number
Reaction time on a task
Grades assigned in a class (A, B, C, D, F)
Score on an IQ test
A.
Interval/Ratio; Discrete
B.
Nominal; Discrete
C.
Interval/Ratio; Continuous
D.
Ordinal; Discrete
E.
Nominal; Continuous
F.
Ordinal; Continuous
Define social class. Identify three criteria used to conceptualize
social class placement.
Define social stratification and discuss the four systems of
social stratification.
For each of the following variables, state the scale of
measurement that each variable appears to represent, and make sure
to provide a brief rationale for your decision.
The primary language of an individual’s grandmother
IQ scores
Reading comprehension ability of eighth-grade students, as
demonstrated by their percentile rank performance (relative to a
national norm) in a standardized reading comprehension test.
House numbers
The system of military grades for those enlisted in the U.S.
Navy
rank (slowest to fastest)
the following compounds in order of reactivity with
respect to an SN2 reaction.
Explain your reasoning for the ranking you
propose.
The compounds are
1-bromo-3-methylbutane, 1-bromo-2,2-dimethylpropane
and 2-bromo-2-methylbutane.
Please provide clear explanations for your choices,
thank you.
Rank the following in order of increasing polarity: CH3CI, CH3F, and CH3Br (Please input answers with the following format: CH3CI) Least polar Most polar