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In this assignment you will be creating your own variable and also assess whether it is a nominal, ordinal, or interval-ratio variable.

To learn more about variables and levels of measurment be sure to read chapter 1 of our textbook and check out: Video Lesson: The What & Why of Statistics

After you have created your variable, you’ll decide whether your variable is nominal, ordinal, or interval-ratio and reply to other students about their variables!

Let’s get started!

Instructions

1. State your variable, and describe briefly how you would measure it.

• variables are characteristics that vary from one person to the next
  • variables can be measured in categories, or numerical values

2. State whether you think your variable is nominal, ordinal, or interval-ratio. Provide an explanation for why you think your variable is nominal, ordinal, or interval-ratio. Use a direct quote from chapter 1 and/or our video lessons. Generally, the more course material you apply, the more points you will earn!

3. Reply to at least 2 other students by comparing your variables and/or making connections to their posts.