Identify the scale(or level)of measurement and type of variable (discrete or continous, qualitative or

quantitative)of each of the following.

(A) Registration number of the students of open learning.

(B) Number of women registered for the examination.

(C) Types of vehicles driven by the members of parliament.

(D) Categories of patients admitted in a hospital if classified according to the seriousness of the disease
being suffered from.

(E) Proficiency in Kiswahili speaking if graded on a scale of 0-100 but with intervals within NOT known.

(F) Leadership qualities of aspiring candidates as rated by the audience after listening to their speeches.

(G)Job groups of teachers on staff.

(H) Classification of the animal kingdom.

(I) Economic status class.

(J) Amount of faith Christians have in a given church.

Students name:

Registration number:

School affiliation:

Lecturer:

Date:

QUESTION

Identify the scale(or level)of measurement and type of variable (discrete or continuous, qualitative or
quantitative)of each of the following:

(A) Registration number of the students of open learning.

(B) Number of women registered for the examination.

(C) Types of vehicles driven by the members of parliament.

(D) Categories of patients admitted in a hospital if classified according to the seriousness of the disease
being suffered from.

(E) Proficiency in Kiswahili speaking if graded on a scale of 0-100 but with intervals within NOT known.

(F) Leadership qualities of aspiring candidates as rated by the audience after listening to their speeches.

(G)Job groups of teachers on staff.

Identify the scale(or level)of measurement and type of variable (discrete or continous, qualitative or
quantitative)of each of the following.

(A) Registration number of the students of open learning.

(B) Number of women registered for the examination.

(C) Types of vehicles driven by the members of parliament.

(D) Categories of patients admitted in a hospital if classified according to the seriousness of the disease
being suffered from.

(E) Proficiency in Kiswahili speaking if graded on a scale of 0-100 but with intervals within NOT known.

(F) Leadership qualities of aspiring candidates as rated by the audience after listening to their speeches.

(G)Job groups of teachers on staff.

(H) Classification of the animal kingdom.

(I) Economic status class.

(J) Amount of faith Christians have in a given church.

(H) Classification of the animal kingdom.

(I) Economic status class.

(J) Amount of faith Christians have in a given church.

ANSWERS

Identify the scale(or level)of measurement and type of variable (discrete or continuous, qualitative or
quantitative)of each of the following.

(A) Registration number of the students of open learning.

- Nominal scale

- Quantitative data
Identify the scale(or level)of measurement and type of variable (discrete or continous, qualitative or
quantitative)of each of the following.

(A) Registration number of the students of open learning.

(B) Number of women registered for the examination.

(C) Types of vehicles driven by the members of parliament.

(D) Categories of patients admitted in a hospital if classified according to the seriousness of the disease
being suffered from.

(E) Proficiency in Kiswahili speaking if graded on a scale of 0-100 but with intervals within NOT known.

(F) Leadership qualities of aspiring candidates as rated by the audience after listening to their speeches.

(G)Job groups of teachers on staff.

(H) Classification of the animal kingdom.

(I) Economic status class.

(J) Amount of faith Christians have in a given church.

(B) Number of women registered for the examination.

-Nominal scale

- Quantitative data

(C) Types of vehicles driven by the members of parliament.

- Nominal scale

- Quantitative data

(D) Categories of patients admitted in a hospital if classified according to the seriousness of the
disease being suffered from.

Nominal scale

Discrete data

(E) Proficiency in Kiswahili speaking if graded on a scale of 0-100 but with intervals within NOT
known.

Ratio scale

-Quantitative data

(F) Leadership qualities of aspiring candidates as rated by the audience after listening to their
speeches.

Ratio scale
Identify the scale(or level)of measurement and type of variable (discrete or continous, qualitative or
quantitative)of each of the following.

(A) Registration number of the students of open learning.

(B) Number of women registered for the examination.

(C) Types of vehicles driven by the members of parliament.

(D) Categories of patients admitted in a hospital if classified according to the seriousness of the disease
being suffered from.

(E) Proficiency in Kiswahili speaking if graded on a scale of 0-100 but with intervals within NOT known.

(F) Leadership qualities of aspiring candidates as rated by the audience after listening to their speeches.

(G)Job groups of teachers on staff.

(H) Classification of the animal kingdom.

(I) Economic status class.

(J) Amount of faith Christians have in a given church.

-Discrete data

(G)Job groups of teachers on staff.

Ordinal scale

Discrete data

(H) Classification of the animal kingdom.

Ordinal scale

- Continuous data

(I) Economic status class.

Interval scale

-Discrete data

(J) Amount of faith Christians have in a given church.

Ratio scale

-Discrete data