A sample of students were asked to categorize their most frequently occurring nightmare. The options they were given were : (1) being naked in public, (2)being chased by a wild animal, (3)being lost, (4)forgetting to study for a test, and (5)other. The responses of 24 surveyed students were: 2,5,3,2,1,4,5,4,5,3,2,2,1,4,5,5,5,2,2,4,3,1,5,5.

a) is the recorded data interval, ordinal, or nominal data? Give a reason for your answer.

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A sample of students were asked to categorize their most frequently occurring nightmare. The options they were given were : (1) being naked in public, (2)being chased by a wild animal, (3)being lost, (4)forgetting to study for a test, and (5)other. The responses of 24 surveyed students were: 2,5,3,2,1,4,5,4,5,3,2,2,1,4,5,5,5,2,2,4,3,1,5,5.

a) is the recorded data interval, ordinal, or nominal data? Give a reason for your answer.

anonymous · Answer

nominal because the order of the categories is arbitrary (random)

anonymous · Answer

http://www.childrensmercy.org/stats/definitions/nominal.htm

anonymous · Answer

What if the same 24 students in this question were also asked how many hours per week they estimate that spend exercising and the responses were: 7,13,2,25,19,0,4,3,8,7,15,4,0,6,3,2,15,12,5,7,13,10,0,3.

Then are the recorded data nominal again?