Which of the following represents data arranged on an interval-ratio scale?
a. ranking of contestants in a beauty contest
b. reaction time in seconds to complete a task
c. categorizing subjects according to their gender
d. letter grade on an exam
What is a potential problem with the method of authority?
a. A person may claim to be an expert when he or she really is not.
b. An expert answer may be only a personal, subjective opinion.
c. An expert may be giving answers outside his or her area of expertise.
d. The other three choices are all potential problems.
Class rank is to the _____ scale of measurement and weight is to the _____ scale of measurement.
a. ordinal; ratio
b. ordinal; nominal
c. nominal; interval
d. interval; ratio
Which method of acquiring knowledge is being used when people accept information as true because it has been believed for a very long time or is supported by superstition?
a. intuition
b. rationalism
c. tenacity
d. authority
Number on a football jersey is to the _____ scale of measurement and temperature measured on the Fahrenheit scale is to the _____ scale of measurement.
a. ordinal; interval
b. interval; nominal
c. nominal; ratio
d. nominal; interval
A person who buys a lottery ticket because s/he just feels lucky is using the method of ____.
a. empiricism
b. faith
c. tenacity
d. intuition
Arranging a group of individuals from tallest to shortest represents the _____ property of measurement.
a. identity
b. magnitude
c. equal unit size
d. absolute zero
A student who believes that his or her performance on tests is influenced by wearing a lucky hat is using the method of ____.
a. empiricism
b. faith
c. tenacity
d. authority
Political affiliation is to the _____ property of measurement, and length measured in inches is to the _____ property of measurement.
a. magnitude; identity
b. equal unit size; magnitude
c. absolute zero; equal unit size
d. identity; absolute zero
When you know that you do not want to eat fried worms, even when everyone around you says that they taste great, your decision is based on the method of ____.
a. empiricism
b. faith
c. tenacity
d. authority
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