PLS 209 Research Methods
Homework #3
Measurement Exercise
Due October 9, 2009

1. Open the Codebook file on the CD that came with the text 

     (use any word processor or text editor)

     Circle the level of measurement of the following variables (ignore the DK, NA, NAP codes)

     ATTEND             Nominal         Ordinal          Interval          Ratio

     CAPPUN            Nominal         Ordinal          Interval          Ratio

     CHILDS              Nominal         Ordinal          Interval          Ratio (Ignore 8 & 9)

     GUNLAW           Nominal         Ordinal          Interval          Ratio

     HEALTH             Nominal         Ordinal          Interval          Ratio

     MARITAL           Nominal         Ordinal          Interval          Ratio

     NATDRUGY      Nominal         Ordinal          Interval          Ratio

     POLVIEWS      Nominal          Ordinal          Interval          Ratio  

     RELIG                Nominal         Ordinal          Interval          Ratio  

     XMOVIE            Nominal         Ordinal          Interval          Ratio 

2. Go to the PLS 209 homepage,

    Click on SPSS download page,  

    Enter the username and password

    Open the codebook for “Crime Data --125 variables for 1985”

          ---- its at the bottom of the page.

     Circle the level of measurement of the following variables

     V1     STATE                              Nominal         Ordinal          Interval          Ratio

     V3     POPRANK                       Nominal         Ordinal          Interval          Ratio

     V77     DEATHWH                     Nominal         Ordinal          Interval          Ratio
 

     V122  GAMBLING                     Nominal         Ordinal          Interval          Ratio