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What is a nominal scale?
A nominal scale is the most basic form of measurement. Notice that the word nominal comes from the same root as the word name. So to use a nominal scale is essentially to name. For instance, I can 'measure' the religion of each person in a sample by assigning a broad religious category from the set {Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Animalist, ...} to each person. This would be the use of a nominal scale. For more, you might visit the wikipedia page about level of measurement.
What graph would you use to determine a persons height?
You would not use a graph to determine one person's height at a single point in time. You could use a line graph to track the height of a person over time. You could use a histogram to determine the heights of lots of people at one time.
Is the Likert scale an interval measurement?
Technically is an ordinal level measurement - because the options imply a hierarchy (i.e low to high levels of your variable of interest), but we cannot say that the difference between each level is precisely the same as you would be able to with an interval measurement. There is some controversy over this though, and it is still often used like an interval measurement in statistical tests, although this might not really be appropriate.
What type of correlation on a graph would there be for the color of a persons hair and their weight?
There would be no definite correlation. It would just be a random correlation that would be all over the graph because there is no trend in hair color and weight. Your weight doesn't determine your hair color.
What level of measurement is marital status?
It would be a nominal level of measurement. Each choice would be unique but there is no value attached to them
What would be an appropriate scale of measurement for a small scale map showing a large region?
Which of the following would be an appropriate scale of measurement for a small scale map showing a large region :
You would like to know what a short scale measurement is when applied to questionares?
If you would like to know what a short scale measurement is when applied to questionnaires, it is a measurement tool used by psychiatrists. It measure a person's mental capacities.
What is that mass of the material being weighed on this balance?
To determine the mass of the material being weighed on the balance, you would need to read the measurement displayed on the balance's scale. This measurement will indicate the mass of the material in grams or another unit of weight.
Why would a scale M to determine distance m?
The scale factor M is used to convert the measurements on the scale to the actual distances. By multiplying the measurement on the scale by the scale factor M, you can find the true distance in meters. This allows you to accurately measure distances using a scaled-down representation on the map or drawing.
How would you find the mass of a muffin?
You would need to use a Triple Beam Balance, or you could put it on a scale, and then convert the scale's measurement to grams, which is the measurement of mass.
What measurement scale would you use to measure a penny?
pennyweight That's True.
What would you use to measure mass of an eraser?
You would use a scale to measure the mass of an eraser. Place the eraser on the scale and read the measurement displayed.
How would you determine the mass of a cup of water?
You would weigh it on your kitchen scale
What does move the needle mean?
Make a significant difference. This would be referring to the needle of a measurement instrument; moving the needle would be really showing up on the measurement scale.
Geologists would used qualitative measurement to?
- to determine the chemical nature of a rock - to determine the age of a rock by comparison
What would you use to measure the mass of a pencil?
To measure the mass of a pencil, you would typically use a scale or a balance. Place the pencil on the scale or balance, and the device will provide you with the measurement of the pencil's mass in grams or ounces.
If you wanted to determine the temperature of a star what measurement would you take?
emission spectrum
