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Question

A researcher records the weights (in kilograms) of dogs at an animal shelter: $7$ , $12$ , $9$ , $15$ , $11$ , $8$ , $14$ , $10$ , $13$ , $16$ . Are these data qualitative or quantitative, and what is the level of measurement? Provide your reasoning.

Accepted Answer

Type of data: Quantitative

Level of measurement: Ratio

Because the data are numeric, differences and ratios are meaningful, and zero represents the absence of weight

Answer

Type of data: Qualitative

Level of measurement: Nominal

Because the weights are labels used to identify different dogs

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Type of data: Quantitative

Level of measurement: Ordinal

Because the weights can be ranked, but the differences between values are not meaningful

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Type of data: Qualitative

Level of measurement: Ordinal

Because the weights are categories with an implied order

A researcher records the weights (in kilograms) of dogs at an animal shelter: 77, 1212, 99, 1515, 1111, 88, 1414, 1010, 1313, 1616. Are these data qualitative or quantitative, and what is the level of measurement? Provide your reasoning.

A researcher records the weights (in kilograms) of dogs at an animal shelter: $7$ , $12$ , $9$ , $15$ , $11$ , $8$ , $14$ , $10$ , $13$ , $16$ . Are these data qualitative or quantitative, and what is the level of measurement? Provide your reasoning.