document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1165342>Question 1165342</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What type of scale is being used for each of the following measurements?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Number of arithmetic problems correctly solved _______________<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Type of phobia _______________<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. Self-esteem, as measured by self-report questionnaire _______________<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. Annual income in dollars _______________<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e. Theoretical orientation toward psychotherapy _______________<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f. Heart rate in beats per minute _______________ </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #853101 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CPhill><B>CPhill(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CPhill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=CPhill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=853101\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The type of scale used for a measurement depends on the mathematical properties of the numbers or categories assigned to the data. There are four main types of measurement scales: Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is the classification for each of the given measurements:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "| Measurement | Scale Type | Explanation |<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "| **a. Number of arithmetic problems correctly solved** | **Ratio** | Has a true zero point (0 problems solved means a total absence of correct answers). Ratios are meaningful (10 correct is twice as many as 5 correct). |<BR>\n" );
document.write( "| **b. Type of phobia** | **Nominal** | Categorical data where numbers (if assigned) are just labels with no inherent order (e.g., classifying Phobias as 1=Acrophobia, 2=Arachnophobia). |<BR>\n" );
document.write( "| **c. Self-esteem, as measured by self-report questionnaire** | **Interval** (Typically treated as) | The difference between scores is meaningful (equal intervals), but there is usually no true zero point (a score of 0 does not mean a complete absence of self-esteem). |<BR>\n" );
document.write( "| **d. Annual income in dollars** | **Ratio** | Has a true zero point ($0 income). Ratios are meaningful (an income of \$100,000 is twice that of \$50,000). |<BR>\n" );
document.write( "| **e. Theoretical orientation toward psychotherapy** | **Nominal** | Categorical data without inherent order (e.g., Cognitive-Behavioral, Psychoanalytic, Humanistic). |<BR>\n" );
document.write( "| **f. Heart rate in beats per minute** | **Ratio** | Has a true zero point (0 beats means the absence of a heart rate). Ratios are meaningful (a heart rate of 120 bpm is twice that of 60 bpm). | </SPAN>\n" );
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