Usage Of Scales In Statistics

Submitted by- Tasnuva Nusrat, 3rd year,Roll-01

Submitted to- Aouana Marzia, Senior Lecturer
Course name- Measurement & Evaluation in Education
Course code- BEC86505
Statistics and Scales

• Statistics is a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis,

interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data.

• Scales of measurement refer to ways in which variables/numbers are

defined and categorized. Each scale of measurement has certain
properties which in turn determines the appropriateness for use of
certain statistical analyses.
Four Scales are
• Nominal Qualitative measures- classify into non
• Ordinal numeric categories

• Interval Quantitative measures-

• Ratio measurement is numerical
Nominal
Categorical data and numbers that
are simply used as identifiers or Ordinal
names represent a nominal scale
An ordinal scale of measurement
of measurement.
represents an ordered series of
Examples-gender, marital status, relationships or rank order.
zip code, student Id etc.
Examples- military rank, medical
condition, competition result etc
Interval

A scale which represents quantity Ratio

and has equal units but for which
The ratio scale of measurement is
zero represents simply an
similar to the interval scale in that
additional point of measurement
it also represents quantity and has
is an interval scale
equality of units
Example- Current temperature, IQ
Example- weight of package of
etc.
candy, numbers of questions
correct on a quiz etc.