Question

the list of books that your friend read for school for the past five months is shown below.
threat vector
spring fever
gone girl
private london
the forgotten
identify the level of measurement of the data set. explain your reasoning.
what is the data sets level of measurement? explain your reasoning.
a. ordinal. the data can be arranged in order, but the differences between data entries are not meaningful.
b. ratio. the data can be ordered and differences between data entries are meaningful, and the zero entry is an inherent zero.
c. interval. the data can be ordered and differences between data entries are meaningful, but the zero entry is not an inherent zero.
d. nominal. the data are categorized using names, labels, or qualities, but the data cannot be ranked or arranged in order.

Explanation:

The data consists of book - names which are just labels. There is no way to rank or order them in a meaningful numerical or sequential sense. For example, "Threat Vector" is not greater or less than "Spring Fever" in a quantifiable way. So, it is nominal data.

Answer:

D. Nominal. The data are categorized using names, labels, or qualities, but the data cannot be ranked or arranged in order.