Exam 1

1. Metainformation

   Tag	Value
   file	Variable-type_vufsw-nominal-0078-en_vufsw-nominal-0078-en
   name	vufsw-nominal-0078-en
   section	measurement level/nominal
   type	schoice
   solution	FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE
   Type	conceptual
   Program	na
   Language	English
   Level	statistical literacy

   Question

   What is the characteristic of a dichotomous variable?

   
   
   1. FALSE: Although a dichotomous variable is actually nominal, there is always a fixed ranking in it from low (0) to high (1).
   2. FALSE: A dichotomous variable always consists of only one category.
   3. FALSE: In a dichotomous variable, 50% of the observations are always above the mean and 50% below the mean.
   4. TRUE: Although a dichotomous variable is actually nominal, you can still meaningfully average it.
   
   

   Solution

   The correct answer is: Although a dichotomous variable is actually nominal, you can meaningfully average it.

   
   
   1. Incorrect
   2. Incorrect
   3. Incorrect
   4. Correct