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Level of Measurement
Below are some items from a public-opinion survey. For each
item, indicate the level of measurement.
a.
What is your occupation?
b.
How many years of school have you completed?
c.
If you were asked to use one of these four names for your
social class, which would you say you belonged in?
upper
middle
working lower
d.
What is your age?
e.
In what country were you born?
f.
What is your grade-point average?
g.
What is your major?
h.
The only way to deal with the drug problem is to legalize all
drug.
Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree
Strongly Disagree
i.
What is your astrological sign?
j.
How many brothers and sisters do you have?