Section 1.2 Homework Question 9

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Section 1.2 Homework Question 9

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Section 1.2 Homework

9.  Identify the level of measurement of the​ data, and explain what is wrong with the given calculation.  In a set of​ data, alert levels are represented as 0 for low, 1 for medium, and 2 for high. The average​ (mean) of the 669 alert levels is 0.9.

 

The data are at the _________ level of measurement.

 

What is wrong with the given​ calculation?

  1. The true average is 1.0.
  2. One must use a different method to take the average of such data.
  3. Such data should not be used for calculations such as an average.
  4. There is nothing wrong with the given calculation.

 

 

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