Question

Question 2: 3600 people who work in Bloemfontein were asked about the means of transport they used for daily commuting.

The data collected is shown in Table 2 below:

Table 2: Means of Transport of Commuters

Type of Transport and Frequency of Response

Private Car 1800

Bus 900

Train 300

Other 600

Using data from this table, do the following:

b) On which measurement scale is the variable being measured?

Answer 1

Solution:

b) On which measurement scale is the variable being measured?

Answer: The measurement scale for the variable measured is nominal.

Explanation:

In the given question, the variable under consideration is the type of transport and the values of this variable are various categories like Private car, Bus, Train, Other. The nominal scale of measurement is one where the values of the variable are categories or when the values of the variable take qualitative values. Since in the variable under consideration, the values of the variable are categories, therefore, the measurement scale for the variable measured is nominal.