1. Identify the level of measurement of the data, and explain what is wrong with the given calculation. Ina set of data, alert levels are represented as 1 for low, 2 for medium, and 3 for high. The average mean of the 522 alert levels is 1.3. The data are at the ________ level of measurement.
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Ratio
d. Interval
2. What is wrong with the given calculation?
a. Such data should not be used for calculations such as an average.
b. One must use a different method to take the average of such data
c. The true average is 2.5
d. There is nothing wrong with the given calculation.