Levels of Measurement and Units of Analysis
I. Data set: Members of Congress
|
VAR1 |
VAR2 SEX |
VAR3 RACE |
VAR5 AGE |
VAR11 PARTY |
VAR27 %VOTE (in three categories) |
|
Callahan |
1 |
1 |
70 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
65 |
2 |
3 |
|
Riley |
1 |
1 |
58 |
2 |
3 |
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What are the units of analysis?
What are the levels of measurement?
VAR2
VAR3
VAR5
VAR11
VAR27
II Data set: STATES
|
VAR1 |
VAR3 %WHITE00 |
VAR32 %POOR |
VAR33 STATETAX ($) |
VAR145 REGION |
|
|
71.1 |
18.6 |
1269 |
1 |
|
|
69.3 |
8.9 |
2656 |
0 |
|
|
75.5 |
15.6 |
1501 |
0 |
|
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: |
What are the units of analysis?
What are the levels of measurement?
VAR3
VAR32
VAR33
VAR145