Each city has a local government In 2004 there were 106 citi

Each city has a local government. In 2004 there were 106 cities in Washington with a population over 5,000. The 106 observations are summarized by classifying the cities according to form of government and counting the number of cities in each category. What is the level of measurement for the variable form of government? Fill in the blank in Table 2. And answer the question \"How prevalent is the mayor-council form of government\"?

Solution

1. Level of measurement for variable - Form of Government is a Nominal Scale of measurement with 3 options studied - Mayor-Council, Council-Manager and Commission.

2. Relative frequencies:

Mayor-Council : 60/106 = 56.60%

Council-Manager : 45/106 = 42.45%

Commission: 1/106 = 0.94%

Prevalence of Mayor-Council form of Government: 56.60%