Levels of measurement. (n.d.). XXXXXXXXX November 18, 2017, from XXXX://XXX.XXX.ucdavis.XXX/XXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXX/scaling/levels.htm
2. XXX the XXXXXXXXX variable XXXXXX (XXXXXXX, ordinal, interval, or ratio), XXXXXXXX the XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX measure XX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX (XXXX, XXXXXX, or mode).
XXXXXXX: XXX most appropriate measure XX central tendency XXX the nominal variable XX mode. The mode XX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX for nominal data to XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX of XXXXX. The mode XX the most XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX value and XXX the XXXXXXXXX of XXXXX spotted XXXXXX in a XXXXXXXXXXXX. It XX XXXXX XXXX as a first indicator of the central XXXXXXXX XX a distribution (Walker & Madden, XX). XXXXXXX XXX be XXXX XX represent XXX XXXXXXXX, XXX the numbers do not XXXX XXX numerical value.
XXXXXXX: The most XXXXXXXXXXX measure XX XXXXXXX tendency XXX the XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXX. The median XX the XXXXXX XXXXX for a set XX XXXX XXXX has been arranged in order of XXXXXXXXX. XX XX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX it does not XXXXX distance between XXXXXXXXX, only direction, above or XXXXX XXX XXXXXX (Walker & XXXXXX, 94). With XXXXXXX scales, it XX the order XX XXX values XXXX XX important XXX significant, but XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX one is XXX XXXXXX XXXXX.
XXXXXXXX/Ratio: The most XXXXXXXXXXX measure of central tendency for XXX interval/ratio variable is mean. XXX mean, or average, XX XXX XXXX XXXX-known measure XX central tendency. It can XX XXXX XXXX XXXX discrete XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX, XXXXXXXX its use XX most XXXXX with XXXXXXXXXX data. The XXXX is used primarily for interval XXX XXXXX level data XXXXXXX it assumes XXXXXXXX of intervals, XXX mean XX XXXXXXXXX not used XXXX XXXXXXX or XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX (XXXXXX & XXXXXX, 94). XXXXXXXX scales are numeric XXXXXX in XXXXX XX XXXX not XXXX XXX order, but XXXX XXX exact differences between the values.
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Walker, J. X., & XXXXXX, S. (2013). XXXXXXXXXX in criminology and XXXXXXXX justice: analysis and interpretation (4th ed.). Burlington, XX: Jones & XXXXXXXX Learning.
3. For XXX variables, HOME, XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX, identify the correct XXXXXXX XX central XXXXXXXX XXX explain XXX it is appropriate. XXXXXX the XXXXXX XXX the XXXXXXX XX the XXXXXX XXX report XXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX.
HOME
The XXXXXXX measure of XXXXXXX tendency XXX XXXX XX XXXX. This measure of XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX because XXX mode XX used fundamentally XXX XXXXXXX XXXX to identify XXX category XXXX XXX greatest XXXXXX XX XXXXX. The mode XX XXX most XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX value and has the XXXXXXXXX of being spotted XXXXXX in a distribution. It XX often XXXX XX a XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX the central tendency of a distribution (XXXXXX & XXXXXX, XX). The value XX the XXXX XX the table is 1.
TENURE
XXX XXXXXXX measure of XXXXXXX tendency XXX Tenure XX mean. XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX is XXXXXXXXXXX because it XX XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX interval XXX ratio XXXXX data. In this XXXX, it uses an XXXXXXXX variable and XXXXXXXXXX XXX number XX XXXXXX one lived XX their XXXXXXX. XXXXXXXX variables XXXXXXXXX a XXXXXXXX that XXX XXXXX XXXXX, where zero is arbitrary, so not only do we know XXX order, but also the XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX between XXX XXXXXX (Levels, n.d.). The value of XXX mean, or average, in XXX table XX.XX.
SIBLINGS
XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX central tendency XXX XXXXXXXX is also mean. XXXX central XXXXXXXX XX appropriate because it XX XXXX primarily for XXXXXXXX and ratio level XXXX. XXXXXXX it XXXXXXX equality of intervals, XXX mean is generally not used XXXX nominal or ordinal XXXXX data (Walker & XXXXXX, 94). XXX XXXXX XX XXX mean, or average, in the table XX 1.94.
Sources:
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XXXXXX, J. X., & XXXXXX, S. (XXXX). Statistics in criminology XXX criminal justice: analysis XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX.
X. Based on XXX XXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX can you draw about gang XXXXXXX?
Based on XXX data, XXX conclusions that can XX XXXXX about XXXX members XX they XXX a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX all parts of a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. For example, the charts show the XXXX members XXXXXX (e.g. XXXXXXXX), arrests (e.g. number XX XXXXX one XXX arrested, as XXXX XX XXX XXXX XX shelter (e.g. housing) and the length XX time XXXXX XX XXXX XXXXXXXX. XXX can XXX that the majority XX XXXX XXXXXX XXXX in a house with XXX minority XXXXXX in XXXXX XXXXX not represented in the XXXXX. The XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX in XXXXX home is 88.X or 89. Siblings XXX XXXXXXXXXX XX X.95 percent XXX XXX XXXXXX showing XXX number XX arrests XX zero, therefore it XXXXXX be XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX how many times an actual arrest took XXXXX. This XXXXXXX shows XXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX tendency XX not always XXXXXXXX XXX knowing how XXX values are XXXX out, or how they XXX arranged in distribution is also XXXXXXXXX. This XX the reason XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XX central XXXXXXXX are XXXXXX for a proper description of data (Walker & XXXXXX, 110).
XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX it XX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX as XXXXXXXXXXXXX, patterns, XXXXXX, XXX. that can be XXXXX XXXXXX it. That XXX mean XXXXXXXXXX it to XXXXXXXXXXX operations that can tell you XXX only what XXXXX of relationships XXXX to exist among variables, XXX XXXX to what XXXXX you XXX trust the answers you’re getting. XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX is to get a XXXXXXXXX computation XX better understand your work XXX its effects on those you’re XXXXXXXXX XXXX, or XX XXXXXX understand XXX XXXXXXX situation (Collecting and Analyzing Data, n.d). XXX XXXXXXX XX a XXXXX is XXXX XX good XX the information collected. It XX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX XXX XXXX XXXX XX XXX data collected XX XXXXXXXX an XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX.
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