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Question 177

A psychologist is investigating workplace stress in high-school teachers. During the study, they collect three distinct measures:

  1. The department to which each teacher belongs (e.g., Science, Humanities, Arts)
  2. The teacher's national performance ranking in a regional 'Teacher of the Year' leaderboard (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.)
  3. The temperature of the classroom in degrees Celsius (∘C^\circ\text{C}∘C) during a lesson

Which of the following correctly identifies the level of measurement for each of these three variables, in order?

A

1: Nominal; 2: Ordinal; 3: Interval

B

1: Nominal; 2: Interval; 3: Ratio

C

1: Ordinal; 2: Ordinal; 3: Interval

D

1: Nominal; 2: Ordinal; 3: Ratio

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Research methods and techniques Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Research methods and techniques

644 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Research methods and techniques. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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