Which of the following measurement scales is accurately paired with an example?
a. Interval—rankings of tennis players
b. Ratio—zip codes
c. Nominal—test scores on an exam
d. Ordinal—a professor listing his students from the best to worst
D
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Colleges put a great deal of money into these classes and want to know if the freshman seminar classes (the independent variable) have an influence on the students' attitudes and behaviors (the dependent variable). This is commonly measured by conducting a survey at the end of the first year about information covered in the classes. Which of the following threats to internal validity could influence survey results? a. history b. regression to the mean c. maturation d. selection
________ refers to the items that are subject to taxation.
A. Taxation without representation B. The tax base C. Real property D. Estates