Understanding Basic Statistics
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Author: BRASE
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 1.1, Problem 13P
Fishing: Levels of Measurement Categorize these measurements associated with fishing according to level: nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio.
(a) Species of fish caught: perch, bass, pike, trout
(b) Cost of rod and reel
(c) Time of return home
(d) Guidebook rating of fishing area: poor. fair, good
(e) Number of fish caught
(f) Temperature of water
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