An environmental psychologist conducted an observational study to investigate how the design of public spaces influences park-goers' seating preferences. Over a single afternoon (2:00 pm to 3:00 pm), she monitored where visitors chose to sit in a municipal park. The park featured two types of seating zones:
The researcher recorded the choices made by local residents (living within 1 km of the park) and non-local visitors. The data collected is presented in the table below:
| Local Residents | Non-Local Visitors | |
|---|---|---|
| Zone X (Bio-enhanced) | 22 | 9 |
| Zone Y (Standard) | 7 | 14 |
Outline one weakness of using nominal data in this study.
513 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Data recording, analysis and presentation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.