Question

4. For each of the variables listed below, indicate whether the measure is nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio:

a. Degrees, on the Celsius scale

b. Student’s class rank

c. Ratings of a hospital based on care surveys ranked as “Poor, Fine, Good, Exceptional”

d. Survival 5 years out after surgery (yes/no)

e. Average cholesterol level of a group of control patients in a study

f. Settings of tick exposure for Lyme disease designated as “Woodland, Park, City, Suburb”

g. HDL Cholesterol levels

h. Faculty rank (Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor)

Answer 1