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Data: Pew, Questions about Consumer Behavior (2007) Research Issue: Describe the

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Question

Data: Pew, Questions about Consumer Behavior (2007) Research Issue: Describe the sample in terms of the following question: In an average week, how often would you say you go to a store to buy something, including everyday items such as groceries, as well as bigger items such as electronics and gifts? . fre q9 q9 - How often do you go to a store to buy something: everyday items-groceries;bigger Freq. Percent Valid Cum. 42.76 41.79 9.19 6.27 42.76 84.55 93.73 100.00 42 . 41.12 1 Once a week or less often 2 Two or three tines a week 3 Four or five times a week 4 Six or more times a week Total Valid 1018 987 217 148 2362 38 2400 9.84 6.17 98.42 10. Missing .a Don't know/Refused Total 1.58 100.00 1) What is the scale of measurement for this variable? (Note. Your answer will be A, B, C, or D) I Select ) A) Nominal B) Ordinal C) Interval D) Ratio

Explanation / Answer

(1)
Correct option:

(B) Ordinal

EXPLANATION: Ordinal data is a categorical type where the variables have ordered categories and distances between the categories is not known.

(2)

Correct option:

(A) Bar chart

EXPLANATION: For nominal/ ordinal variables, pie chart and bar harts are used.

(3)
Correct option:

(D) Kurtosis

EXPLANATION: Skewness and kurtosis should not be used for ordinal variables in analysis.