Professor Jones asked respondents for the exact number of times they had to evacuate their home because of a hurricane. Jones, therefore, is measuring this variable at the ________ level.
A) nominal
B) interval
C) ratio
D) ordinal

Question

Professor Jones asked respondents for the exact number of times they had to evacuate their home because of a hurricane. Jones, therefore, is measuring this variable at the ________ level.​
A) ​nominal
B) ​interval
C) ​ratio
D) ​ordinal

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The variable is being measured at the ratio level because it involves a true zero point (i.e. there were times when respondents did not have to evacuate their home because of a hurricane) and the values can be compared using ratios (i.e. one person may have had to evacuate twice as many times as another person).

Professor Jones Asked Respondents for the Exact Number of Times