NURS 520 Quiz 1 Questions with Answers and Response & Feedback.

• Question 1 1 out of 1 point s Which one of the following instructions to the research subject will provide the highest possible level of measurement? Selected Answer: b. What was your total income last year, before taxes? Enter amount: _____ Answers: a. Indicate whether your income is above $20,000 a year or not. b. What was your total income last year, before taxes? Enter amount: _____ c. Did you earn money last year? d. What was your income last year: $0–$20,000; $20,000– $60,000; $60,000–$100,000; or more than $100,000? Response Feedback : An important rule of measurement is that one should use the highest level of measurement possible. For example, you can collect data on age (measured) in a variety of ways: (1) you can obtain the actual age of each subject (ratio level of measurement); (2) you can ask subjects to indicate their age by selecting from a group of categories, such as 20–29, 30–39, and so on (ordinal level of measurement); or (3) you can sort subjects into two categories of under 65 years of age and 65 years of age and older (nominal level of measurement). • Question 2 1 out of 1 points A band is in on a multi-city tour, and souvenir shirts are ordered from a factory. They are shipped without the size labels. The vendor must then sort them into sizes—apparently they are small, medium, large, extra-large, and extra-extra-large. What level of measurement is this? Selected b. Answer: Ordinal Answers: a. Ratio b. Ordinal c. Nomin al d. Interva