Variable Type of variable Level of measurement a Highest edu
Variable
Type of variable
Level of measurement
(a) Highest educational degree completed (less than high school diploma, high school diploma, two-year college degree, four-year college degree, or graduate degree)
(Quantitative, Categorial) (Nominal,Ordinal, Interval,Ratio)
(Quantitative, Categorial) (Nominal,Ordinal, Interval,Ratio)
(c) Color vision status (colorblind or not colorblind)
(Quantitative, Categorial) (Nominal,Ordinal, Interval,Ratio)
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Solution
a)
Highest educational degree is Categorical as one cannot measure How much highest degree
and is ordinal as one cannot Rank it
b)
Length of a roll of plastic wrap is Quantitative as it is measurable
and is Interval as Length has range of 30 feet
c)
Color Vision Status is Categorical as it is not measurable
and is Nomminal as it cannot be counted or ranked
