Question

Identify the level of measurement of the​ data, and explain what is wrong with the given calculation. In a​ survey, the favorite sports of respondents are identified as 100 for basketball comma 200 for baseball comma 300 for football comma and 400 for anything else. The average​ (mean) is calculated for 597 respondents and the result is 256.1 .The data are at the _________________

level of measurement.

Answer 1

The data are at the Nominal level of measurement.

The given calculation is wrong because average (mean) cannot be calculated for nominal level of measurement.

Explanation:

The objective here is to Identify the level of measurement of the​ data, and explain what is wrong with the given calculation.

a)

The data are at the Nominal level of measurement due to the fact that it portrays the qualitative levels of naming and representing different hierarchies from 100 basketball, 200 basketball, 300 football, 400 anything else

b) We are being informed that, the average​ (mean) is calculated for 597 respondents and the result is 256.1.

The given calculation is wrong because average (mean) cannot be calculated for nominal level of measurement. At nominal level this type of data set do not measure at all , it is not significant to compute their average​ (mean).