Question

A(n) ___________________ variable is a qualitative variable such that there is no meaningful ordering or ranking of the categories. a. Ratio b. Ordinal c. Nominal d. Interval

Answer 1

Answer: c. Nominal

Explanation:

Level of measurement determines the nature of description .

The four levels of measurements scales are

1. Nominal scale

• Categorize the data on the basis of the quality such as Gender, color, etc.

2. Ordinal scale

• Order attributes according to their ranks. For example : 1 < 2 < 3 .

3. Interval scale

• Describe the feature of the difference between any two categories. For example : Fahrenheit scale to measure temperature.

4. Ratio scale

• Consist of the features of nominal, ordinal, and interval measures but in includes a "true zero" point.

For example : Age.

∴ A nominal variable is a qualitative variable such that there is no meaningful ordering or ranking of the categories.

Hence, the correct answer is c. Nominal .