A scale of measurement in which, in addition to order and equal units of measurement, there is an absolute zero that indicates an absence of the variable being measured is a(n) _____ scale.
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
When your doctor asks you whether you have been sleeping well at night, the doctor is gathering information by using the ____.
a. method of authority
b. rational method
c. empirical method
d. method of intuition
A scale of measurement in which the units of measurement between the numbers on the scale are all equal in size is a(n) _____ scale.
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
The mode of inquiry that is called the method of faith is a variant of which other method of inquiry?
a. empiricism
b. rationalism
c. the method of authority
d. the scientific method
A scale of measurement in which objects or individuals are categorized and the categories form a rank order along a continuum is a(n) _____ scale.
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
Which method of acquiring knowledge is being used by students who are learning from teachers and textbooks?
a. empiricism
b. rationalism
c. method of authority
d. scientific method
A scale of measurement in which objects or individuals are assigned to categories that have no numerical properties is a(n) _____ scale.
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
Finding the address and phone number of a restaurant by Googling the name of the restaurant is an example of using the ____.
a. empirical method
b. rational method
c. method of authority
d. scientific method
Time is to the _____ scale of measurement as ethnicity is to the _____ scale of measurement.
a. ratio; ordinal
b. ratio; nominal
c. interval; nominal
d. ordinal; ratio
Magazine advertisements that use celebrities to sell makeup employ which method of acquiring knowledge?
a. tenacity
b. authority
c. empiricism
d. rationalism