MOHAMAD NASRUL HADI BIN MOHD AYOP

CB170018

Tutorial 1
Identify and give a reason the scale of measurement for the following variable
nominal level, ordinal level, interval level, or ratio level data.
1. Flavors of frozen yogurt
Example: nominal level because flavors of yogurts is category data, eg: strawberry, chocolate,
blueberry etc.
2. Amount of money in savings accounts
Answers: Ratio level because the data have true zero point and the data can be add, subtract
also get the ratio.
3. Students classified by their reading ability: Above average, Below average, Normal
Answers: Ordinal level because the data classified based on rank.
4. Letter grades on an English essay
Answers: Ordinal level because the letter grades data can be ordered or ranked.
5. Religions
Answers: Nominal level because religions are category data like Islam, Hindu and Buddha
6. Commuting times to work
Answers: Ratio level because the data have true zero point and the commuting time can be
added or subtract in meaningful way.
7. Ages (in years) of art students
Answers: Ratio level because have true zero point, Ex; ages (in years) of art students is what
years they started taking the art course.
8. Ice cream flavor preference
Answers: Nominal level because Ice cream flavor preference are category of data like vanilla or
chocolate.
9. Years of important historical events
Answers: Interval level because the data no true zero point.
10. Instructors classified as: Easy, Difficult or Impossible
Answers: Ordinal level because the data was classified based on order of difficulties.