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Following are brief descriptions of how researchers measured a variable. For each situation, determine the level of measurement of the variable.
a. Race or ethnicity. Check all that apply:
__________ Black
__________ White
__________ Hispanic
__________ Asian or Pacific Islander
__________ Native American
__________ Other (Please specify: __________)
b. Honesty. Subjects were observed as they passed by a spot where an apparently lost wallet was lying. The wallet contained money and complete identification. Subjects were classified into one of the following categories:
__________ Returned the wallet with money
__________ Returned the wallet but kept the money
__________ Did not return the wallet
c. Social class. What was your family situation when you were 16 years old?
__________ Very well off compared to other families
__________ About average
__________ Not so well off
d. Education. How many years of schooling have
you completed? __________
e. Racial integration on campus. Students were observed during lunchtime at the cafeteria for a month. The number of students sitting with students of other races was counted for each meal period.
f. Number of children. How many children have
you ever had? __________
g. Student seating patterns in classrooms. On the first day of class, instructors noted where each student sat. Seating patterns were remeasured every two weeks until the end of the semester. Each student was classified as:
__________ Same seat as at last measurement
__________ Adjacent seat
__________ Different seat, not adjacent
__________ Absent
h. Physicians per capita. The number of physicians was counted in each of 50 cities. The researchers used population data to compute the number of physicians per capita.
i. Physical attractiveness. A panel of ten judges rated each of 50 photos of a mixed-race sample of males and females for physical attractiveness on a scale from 0 to 20, with 20 being the highest score.
j. Number of accidents. The number of traffic accidents per year for each of 20 intersections was recorded. Also, each accident was rated as:
__________ Minor damage, no injuries
__________ Moderate damage, personal injury requiring hospitalization
__________ Severe damage and injury
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