Variable 5

In our society there are groups which tend to be towards the top and those that are towards the bottom. Here we have a scale that runs from top to bottom. Where would you put yourself on this scale? (var: RANK)

Response	Number of responses
1. Top	131
2.	88
3.	292
4.	338
5.	817
6.	246
7.	199
8.	83
9.	25
10. Bottom	41

1. What is the level of measurement for Variable 5?

Group of answer choices

Interval

Ratio

Ordinal

Nominal

2. What is/are the appropriate measure(s) of central tendency for Variable 5?

Group of answer choices

Mode

Mean

Median

3. For the measure(s) of central tendency you identified for Variable 5, what is the value of the measure(s)? (Ex: if you selected median, what is the median for the variable?)

4. Provide some sort of interpretation for the numbers presented for Variable 5 based on the measures of central tendency. What statement(s) can you make regarding the phenomenon being described?