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Activities I.: Classify Each of The Following As Either Nominal, Ordinal, Interval or Ratio Level of Measurement

This document provides examples and activities to classify different types of variables in research studies. It identifies the level of measurement for various variables as nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio. It also classifies whether numbers obtained are discrete or continuous. Finally, it identifies the independent and dependent variables in sample research studies and determines whether underlined variables are independent, dependent, moderator, mediator, or control variables.

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Activities I.: Classify Each of The Following As Either Nominal, Ordinal, Interval or Ratio Level of Measurement

This document provides examples and activities to classify different types of variables in research studies. It identifies the level of measurement for various variables as nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio. It also classifies whether numbers obtained are discrete or continuous. Finally, it identifies the independent and dependent variables in sample research studies and determines whether underlined variables are independent, dependent, moderator, mediator, or control variables.

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ROSEMARIE C.

RAMOS
SBAC-3C

ACTIVITIES

I. Classify each of the following as either nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio level of
measurement.

NOMINAL 1. House numbers

2.
NOMINAL Type of blood
NOMINAL
3. Breed of swine

4.
NOMINAL Cell phone numbers

5.
ORDINAL First second and third place in a dance contest
ORDINAL
6. Attitude towards same sex marriage (favor, not in favor)
RATIO
7. Number of live births
RATIO
8. Distance travelled
RATIO
9. Monthly income

10.
NOMINAL Cellphone number
NOMINAL
11. Brand of electric fan
RATIO
12. Number of siblings

13.
ORDINAL Birth order of children in the family

14. T-shirt sizes


RATIO
ORDINAL
15. Socio economic status
NOMINAL
16. Hair color

RATIO
17. Number of Facebook friends

NOMINAL
18. Course completed in college

RATIO 19. Weight

NOMINAL
___ 20. Parents’ occupation
II.
Classify whether the number obtained in the following is discrete or continuous.

1. Distance of the school to your house


CONTINUOUS CONTINUOUS
2. Volume of a bucket of water

3. DISCRETE Number of chairs in the classroom


DISCRETE
4. Number of graduates who passed the board exam
CONTINUOUS
5. Floor area of the classroom
CONTINUOUS
6. Scores of students in the final exam
DISCRETE
7. Number of electric fans sold
DISCRETE
8. Number of seminars and trainings attended
CONTINUOUS
9. Height of basketball players

DISCRETE 10. Number of school children vaccinated


DISCRETE
11. Number of varieties of rice

12. DISCRETE Number of research published


CONTINUOUS
13. Speed of cars in kilometers per hour

14.
CONTINUOUS Blood pressure
CONTINUOUS 15. Amount of rainfall collected

Below are titles of research studies. Identify the independent and dependent variables.
Write your answers on the table that follows. WRITE ONLY THE KEY VARIABLE.

1. Scholastic and non-scholastic factors affecting the academic performance of Grade 10


students.
2. The advantages of modern technology on students’ academic performance.
3. The relationship between the personal characteristics and professional competencies of
presidents of State Universities
4. The effects of adding 2 more years to the Basic Education Curriculum (K to 12)
5. Gender and Achievement: A comparative study on the Math performance of female and male
students of the College of Education.
6. Questioning techniques and student’s class participation in an English class
7. Poor students’ academic performance and teacher shortage. A correlation analysis
III.
8. The influence of parents’ involvement on the academic performance of children
9. The effect of everyday graded recitation on motivation, engagement and achievement of
freshmen students.
10. A comparative investigation on the levels of intrinsic motivation of students with high and low
self-efficacy.

Item Independent variable/s Dependent variable/s


1 Scholastic and non- Academic performance
scholastic factors of Grade 10 students.
2 Modern technology Student’s Academic
performance
3 Personal Characteristics Professional
competencies
4 Adding 2 more years Basic Education
Curriculum (K to 12)
5 Gender and Achievement Math performance
6 Questioning techniques Class participation in
an English Class
7 Teacher shortage Poor students’
academic performance
8 Parents’ involvement Academic performance
of children
9 Graded Recitation Motivation, Engagement
and achievement
10 High and low self-efficacy. Levels of intrinsic
motivation

Identify whether the underlined variable is


a. Independent c. Moderator e. Control
b. Dependent d. Mediator

A. INDEPENDENT 1. There is a significant relationship between students’ IQ and parent’s


highest educational qualification.
B. DEPENDENT 2. The researcher investigates the influence of giving problem sets to the
motivation of students and the teacher will eliminate the influence of positive feedback to
student’s motivation.
B. DEPENDENT 3. The researcher investigates the influence of giving positive feedback to
the motivation of students while making effort constant.
IV.
E. CONTROL 4. The researcher investigates the influence of giving positive feedback to
the motivation of students while making effort constant.
B. DEPENDENT 5. Academic performance is affected by parent’s involvement because the
more involved the parents are, the higher motivation the students have, and in turn
improves academic performance
A. INDEPENDENT 6. Academic performance is affected by parent’s involvement because the
more involve the parents, the higher motivation the students have, and in turn improves
academic performance
D. MEDIATOR 7. Academic performance is affected by parent’s involvement because the
more involved the parents, the higher motivation the students have, and in turn improves
academic performance
D. MEDIATOR 8. Students who are motivated scored high on the test, only when test
anxiety is low.
E. CONTROL 9. Students from public school who are males have higher academic
performance compared to students from public schools who are females
C. MODERATOR 10. Females have higher effort that males, only for students with high
motivation.

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