Question

The reported unemployment is 5.5% of the population. What measurement scale is used to measure unemployment? Select one: a. Nominal b. Ordinal c. Interval or ratio d. Descriptive

Answer 1

Answer:

c. Interval or ratio

Step-by-step explanation:

There exists the following measurement scales:

Nominal: A variable is linked to a number. For example, Buffalo Bills players, 27 is Tre'Davious White, 49 Tremanine Edmunds, and then on...

Ordinal: Ranks the intensity of something. For example, grading some pain on a 1 to 10 scale.

Interval or ratio: Represents quantity and has an equality of units. One example is the rates of unemployment.

Descriptive: Tries to attribute qualities to quantitative data. For example, rates of unemployment being classified as very low, low, medium, and then on...

So the correct answer is:

c. Interval or ratio