Question

create 2 different types of questions for each and Explain what type of response scale it is (nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio and why it is nominal, ordinal, and a ratio

1) Undergraduate major

2) Favorite type of music

3) year in college

4) expected course grade

Answer 1

1) Undergraduate major - This would be measured in a nominal scale

Whether a person is an undergraduate major

Yes or No

Because, the person can either hold a degree or not. There is no other measurement for it. Therefore due to only these 2 categories of measurement, it is a nominal scale.

2) Favourite type of music - Ordinal scale

Variable measurements can be applied to subjective categories of different types of music in order to measure which type is more favourite. Hence Ordinal scale can be applied here.

3) Year in college - Interval scale

4) Expected course grade - Ratio

Due to statistical comparison between different grades expected , a ratio scale can be applied here