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Question 45

An educational psychologist conducts a study to investigate the relationship between exam anxiety and academic performance. During the study, she collects two types of data:

  1. The class ranking of each student based on their final exam percentage (where 1 is the highest performer, 2 is the second highest, and so on).
  2. The score of each student on a standardised anxiety questionnaire, measured on an established scale from 0 to 50 with equal numerical intervals.

Which levels of measurement correspond to the class ranking and the anxiety questionnaire score respectively?

Class ranking is nominal; anxiety questionnaire score is interval

Class ranking is ordinal; anxiety questionnaire score is ordinal

Class ranking is ordinal; anxiety questionnaire score is interval

Class ranking is interval; anxiety questionnaire score is nominal

Research methods and techniques Questions

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