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STUDENT REPLIES STUDENT REPLY #1 Susan Baskin The four levels of measurement are nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio
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STUDENT REPLY #1 Susan Baskin
The four levels of measurement are nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio. (Bachman, Schutt 2019) My topic for review is the various aspects involved with human trafficking.
I could use the nominal level to determine the sex of the victims of human trafficking in my area. I could do this by assigning numbers to the different genders. For example: Choose your gender according to the following numbers: (1) male (2) female (3) do not identify as either.
The ordinal level uses the Likert scale. For example, the following question would be an example using the ordinal level of measurement: The local police are making a difference in eliminating the presence of human traffickers in the area: (a) strongly agree (b) agree (c) disagree (d) strongly disagree (e) neither agree nor disagree.
An example of the interval level of measurement would be: How long have you been working in the sex business? (a) 1-12 months (b) 1-3 years (c) 3-5 years (d) more than 5 years.
I could use the ratio level of measurement by asking the participants in the nominal question how many days a week they are forced to work. I could then determine the ratio of the number of days worked per gender group. I could also use this variable with the interval level if I do not need the ratio.
Reference
Bachman, R.D., & Schutt, R.K. (2019). The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice
(7th ed.) Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. Chapter 4, “Conceptualization and Measurement” (pp.86-116)
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STUDENT REPLY #2 Tika Gray
The four measurements levels are Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio (Bachman, Schutt 2019). The 1st week I wrote about my security staffing issues.
Nominal: For staffing, I would look at what time of day security staff call off from work. One-Hour before the start of the shift or four hours before the start of the shift.
Ordinal: Are the same Officers calling out from work on the same days of the week.
Interval: Do Officers call out for 1 or 2 days. Furthermore, are they in conjunction with regular days off.
Ration: What are the days that most officers call off—paydays in conjunction with regular days off, paydays, or the weekends.
The variable that I would focus on is the same officers calling out on paydays and calling out before regular days off. When offers call out, it makes it difficult to staff the security unit adequately.
Reference
Bachman, R.D., & Schutt, R. K. (2019). The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Chapter 4, “Conceptualization and Measurement” (pp. 86-116)
