Question

Identify the level of measurement of the​ data, and explain what is wrong with the given calculation. In a set of​ data, alert levels are represented as 10 for low, 20 for medium, and 30 for high. The average​ (mean) of the 719 alert levels is 25.4. The data are at the ________ level of measurement.
A. Nominal
B. Ordinal
C. Ratio
D. Interval

Answer 1

Answer:C. Ordinal

The data should not used to calculate the average.

Step-by-step explanation: Ordinal level of measurement is the second level of measurement that is concerned with ordering, ranking and classification of data,it does not show the rate or degree of variation between a set of data.

Stanley Smith Stevens is the one who classified data into four levels of measurement,he is a psychologist and a statistician, the data collected should not be used to calculate the AVERAGE of a set of numbers.