GATE Architecture Questions 2016

Poor academic performances of school children were attributed to missing breakfast and  subsequent malnutrition. The investigating survey schedule questioned every student, how       many days the students have missed the breakfast? Their response may be referred as

            (A)       nominal scale                                      (B)       ordinal scale

            (C)       longitudinal scale                                (D)       interval scale

            Answer: (D)    interval scale

For qualitative data

                                                               i.            Nominal: scales are exclusive, no order or overlap eg. What is your religion: Hindu/ Muslim/ Sikh/……..

                                                              ii.            Ordinal: data can be rank ordered and can overlap, eg. Mild, moderate, severe

                                                            iii.            Dichotomous: nominal data fall into only two categories. (Yes/No)

For quantitative data

                                                               i.            Interval: Numeric interval, eg: height group

                                                            ii.            Ratio: Interval data with necessary zero

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